Lawmakers debate over dirty laundry

BOSTON (WHDH) - Lawmakers on Beacon Hill are debating over some dirty laundy.

State Representative Vincent Pedone of Worcester has proposed a bill aimed to make sure men and women are charged the same amount for their dry cleaning.

Pedone said that a woman complained that her dry cleaner had charged her $4.75 to clean a shirt where the same shirt for a man costs $1.75.

A survey in New York found that women were charged on average 73 percent more than men to have the same shirt cleaned.