Senate Republicans blocked a Democratic pay parity bill from coming to the floor today, arguing that the measure was not the right answer to gender discrimination in pay.

In a 52-47 party line vote, Democrats failed to secure the 60 votes necessary to advance the measure.

At a press conference before the vote, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said that nearly 90 percent of all Americans support pay parity and 77 percent of Republicans support it.

“Once again Republicans across America can recognize what’s fair. Every place except Republicans in Congress,” Reid said.

Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.), who led the charge for the bill, decried the GOP filibuster. “The majority should rule in the United States Senate,” she said.