Claiming lead from Justice Ruth Ginsburg 's dissenting opinion , which invited the Congress to take action by amending the law , the Democrats announced their intention to intervene : House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and Education and Labor Committee Chairman George Miller said that a bill was to be passed to avoid future court rulings in line with Ledbetter , clearly putting that `` a key provision of the legislation will make it clear that discrimination occurs not just when the decision to discriminate is made , but also when someone becomes subject to that discriminatory decision , and when they are affected by that discriminatory decision , including each time they are issued a discriminatory paycheck '' , as said by Rep. Miller .
Claiming lead from Justice Ruth Ginsburg 's minority opinion , which invited the Congress to take action by amending the law , the Democrats announced their intention to intervene : House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and Education and Labor Committee Chairman George Miller said that a bill was to be passed to avoid future court rulings in line with Ledbetter , clearly putting that `` a key provision of the legislation will make it clear that discrimination occurs not just when the decision to discriminate is made , but also when someone becomes subject to that discriminatory decision , and when they are affected by that discriminatory decision , including each time they are issued a discriminatory paycheck '' , as said by Rep. Miller .