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Title: ENDA's Absence Employment bill started strong, but is barely breathing at the cl
Post by: Shana A on December 16, 2010, 09:45:23 PM
Post by: Shana A on December 16, 2010, 09:45:23 PM
ENDA's Absence
Employment bill started strong, but is barely breathing at the close of the 111th Congress
by Chris Geidner
Published on December 16, 2010, 9:00am
http://metroweekly.com/news/?ak=5852 (http://metroweekly.com/news/?ak=5852)
It wasn't supposed to be like this for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act.
As the members of Congress put in place the final priorities for the lame-duck session of the 111th Congress, nary a word has been heard about the bill – the longest-standing piece of legislation, in one form or another, sought by LGBT advocates.
''It's dead for now,'' the bill's blunt House sponsor, Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), said on Dec. 14.
And things had started so well.
Employment bill started strong, but is barely breathing at the close of the 111th Congress
by Chris Geidner
Published on December 16, 2010, 9:00am
http://metroweekly.com/news/?ak=5852 (http://metroweekly.com/news/?ak=5852)
It wasn't supposed to be like this for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act.
As the members of Congress put in place the final priorities for the lame-duck session of the 111th Congress, nary a word has been heard about the bill – the longest-standing piece of legislation, in one form or another, sought by LGBT advocates.
''It's dead for now,'' the bill's blunt House sponsor, Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), said on Dec. 14.
And things had started so well.