Lame Duck ENDA: Rep Polis 'Optimistic' & Sen Merkley 'Hopeful'

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Lame Duck ENDA: Rep Polis 'Optimistic' & Sen Merkley 'Hopeful'
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October 4, 2010 2:00 PM

http://www.bilerico.com/2010/10/lame_duck_enda_polis_optimistic_merkley_hopeful.php

Editors' note: Pam Daniels is a writer and activist with 23 years experience in broadcast news and media including the staff of a former Governor.

"The Speaker has said that she plans to bring it up this session so I certainly believe that that's what she plans to do and I'm optimistic we'll have a vote on (an inclusive ENDA) in the lame duck session" said Representative Jared Polis (D CO) at the beginning of my interview with him for this guest post on Bilerico Project. Polis immediately added that he's "not optimistic that we can pass it out of the senate but hopefully we'll have a strong showing out of the house."

Polis indicated that the house committee vote could occur within the first week of a lame duck session.

I asked Representative Polis if a "Motion to Recommit" might be put forth by the republican leadership and he answered that the republicans "might do it to take out the transgender protection and just leave protection for gays and lesbians and then we would have to defeat that with a majority vote."