Backers Say Gay Rights Bills Will Win in House

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Backers Say Gay Rights Bills Will Win in House
Moderates Are Uneasy, but Nondiscrimination Bill and DADT Repeal May Reach House Floor This Month
By Steven T. Dennis and Tory Newmyer
Roll Call Staff
May 10, 2010, 12 a.m.

http://www.rollcall.com/issues/55_129/news/46002-1.html

Backers of gay rights bills in the House are pressing ahead despite grumbling from moderate Democrats, an uncertain future in the Senate and some friendly fire from the Obama administration.

A repeal of the "don't ask, don't tell" law banning openly gay people from serving in the military and the Employment Non-Discrimination Act could be on the floor this month, according to senior Democratic aides and lawmakers.