The Shameful Senate Vote That Denied Gay Veterans the Benefits They Earned
Category: POLITICS
Forty-two Republicans, none of whom even bothered to speak in opposition, voted to continue discrimination, and my amendment was defeated. Some of those Republicans had previously voted for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, so they retreated from their earlier stand against workplace discrimination against LGBT Americans.
By Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, ContributorU.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 2015-06-08