All posts tagged "Russell Amendment"
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6 of 7 Republican vote-switchers who defeated pro-LGBTQ amendment lost re-election
As the final races for the U.S. House of Representatives were called this week, it became apparent that the new Democratic-led Congress that will take...
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Anti-LGBT amendment stripped from defense bill
The Republican lawmaker behind an anti-LGBT provision that was added to the annual defense bill has withdrawn his amendment, according to Bloomberg News. Rep. Steve Russell (Okla.) had...
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Senators call for anti-gay amendment to be stripped from defense bill
Russell Amendment could allow anti-LGBT and anti-woman discrimination under guise of "religious freedom"
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House passes defense bill with anti-LGBT provision intact
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a defense appropriations bill with a provision that will potentially allow employment discrimination against LGBT people by federal contractors....
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Anti-LGBT provision gets added to annual defense bill
It looks like Capitol Hill Republican leadership is up to their old tricks again. Amid markup of the Fiscal Year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act,...
