GOP Reps save ENDA in close committee vote
Southern Voice OnlineKucinich, others vote 'no' citing lack of trans protection
By LOU CHIBBARO JR. | Oct 18, 8:14 PM
The bill passed in the House Committee on Education and Labor by a vote of 27 to 21, with 23 Democrats and four Republicans voting for the measure, which calls for banning job discrimination based on sexual orientation, a category that includes gay men, lesbians and bisexuals. Seventeen Republicans and the four Democrats voted against the bill.
