9 U.S. senators to Harkin: Time to move on ENDA

Dan82 · Jun 20, 2012

http://www.washingtonblade.com/2012/06/19/9-u-s-senators-to-harkin-time-to-move-on-enda/

A bipartisan group of nine senators is backing the idea of having the Senate panel with jurisdiction over the Employment Non-Discrimination Act advance the legislation to the floor by a committee vote.

The group is asking for Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee, to hold a markup on ENDA in the wake of the panel’s hearing on the legislation last week and the senator’s remarks to the Washington Blade immediately afterward that he wanted “to poll the committee” about moving the bill forward.

In the week after the hearing, the Blade solicited statements from the offices of all 22 members of the Senate panel on whether they want to see the committee move the legislation to the Senate floor. Those who responded affirmatively were spokespersons for Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), ENDA’s lead sponsor, as well as Sens. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Bernard Sanders (I-Vt.), Bob Casey (D-Pa.), Al Franken (D-Minn.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), the only Republican on the panel who responded to the Blade’s inquiry...

http://www.washingtonblade.com/2012/06/19/9-u-s-senators-to-harkin-time-to-move-on-enda/
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Revan · Jun 20, 2012

Yes. Gay marriage is important, but I almost feel ENDA is actually a tad moreso. After all, how can one afford a wedding if they get fired from their job because of their being gay?

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