1.0 link 161423 <![CDATA[Lilly Ledbetter Act: Obama Signs His First Bill (VIDEO)]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/27/lily-ledbetter-act-the-fi_n_161423.html President Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Act, the first he signed as president. Ledbetter, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and First Lady Michelle Obama were all present.

Watch:

Obama's full remarks:

THE PRESIDENT: All right. Everybody please have a seat. Well, this is a wonderful day. (Applause.) First of all, it is fitting that the very first bill that I sign -- the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act -- (applause) -- that it is upholding one of this nation's founding principles: that...

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