Source denies report on ENDA vote in lame duck (updated)
Chris Johnson | Nov 11, 2010
http://www.washingtonblade.com/2010/11/11/source-denies-report-on-enda-vote-in-lame-duck/ (http://www.washingtonblade.com/2010/11/11/source-denies-report-on-enda-vote-in-lame-duck/)
An informed source is denying a recent media report saying U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is pushing for a vote on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act in the lame duck session of Congress.
A gay rights activist with the connections to the speaker's office, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said a blog posting in Politico on Thursday reporting that Pelosi wants a vote on ENDA before lawmakers adjourn for the year is "not true."
"The speaker brought it up during a leadership call in a list of unfinished bills, and all of the sudden, it got leaked out as she is going to bring this to a vote by the end of the year," the activist said. "Whoever did leak that took it completely out of context."
Quote from: perlita85 on November 12, 2010, 09:23:19 AM
What difference would it make it if the vote now, or in a future ssession?
Erm, the members that will be voting? A vote now would be by those elected 2 years ago, whereas after January would be those elected a few days ago. That's assuming the new House will even take such a bill to a vote.
I don't see it happening though.