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Political Notebook: Speier confident ENDA will pass

Started by Natasha, July 16, 2009, 11:08:17 AM

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July 16, 2009, 11:08:17 AM
Political Notebook: Speier confident ENDA will pass

http://www.ebar.com/news/article.php?sec=news&article=4072
by Matthew S. Bajko
7/16/09

Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-San Mateo), in a wide-ranging exclusive interview with the Bay Area Reporter, said she is confident that lawmakers in D.C. will pass a federal bill banning workplace discrimination against LGBT people this year.

But Speier also raised doubts about Congress' ability to approve other legislation of importance to the LGBT community during the nearly 90-minute sit-down at her district office in downtown San Mateo Saturday, July 11. In regard to a bill that would allow LGBT Americans to remain in the country with their foreign-born partners, Speier said the issue had not gained enough traction in Congress to become a priority.

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