All posts tagged "susan collins"
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HHS restores sexual orientation question to elder Americans survey
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has restored a question on sexual orientation that was eliminated from a federal survey on elderly Americans...
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Juror nondiscrimination bill reintroduced in U.S. Senate
A pair of U.S. senators have reintroduced legislation this session that would prevent discrimination against LGBTQ citizens when being selected for jury duty. Under current...
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GOP Sen. Susan Collins supports same-sex marriage
Sen. Susan Collins announced her support for same-sex marriage Wednesday, making her the fourth Republican senator to openly endorse marriage equality. “A number of states,...
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Bipartisan push begins for federal domestic-partner benefits
A bipartisan effort is underway on Capitol Hill to secure equal benefits for the domestic partners of federal civilian employees. While the Office of Personnel...
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Appropriations bill provision seeks to ban LGBT discrimination in jury selection
Legislation that would prevent LGBT discrimination in the federal jury selection process was included in the Financial Services Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2014 after...
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Former GOP Sen. Olympia Snowe voted for marriage equality
Former Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe revealed she now supports marriage equality in an interview Friday with CNN. Snowe, who retired last year after three terms...
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Will GOP Sen. Susan Collins come out for marriage equality?
Before Sen. Rob Portman revealed his support for same-sex marriage in a carefully coordinated announcement in the early morning hours of March 15, few would...
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LGBT-inclusive immigration bills introduced in House and Senate
With the inclusion of gay couples in comprehensive immigration reform uncertain, lawmakers are moving forward with legislation that would extend immigration rights still denied to...
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Senators Introduce Nondiscrimination Bill for Jury Selection
Legislation introduced last week by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) seeks to bring nondiscrimination language to the court system, prohibiting the exclusion of individuals from serving...
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Republican Sen. Susan Collins Signs Onto Immigration Equality Bill
Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins broke with her party today when she became the first Republican senator to co-sponsor a bill that would grant binational...
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Sen. Susan Collins Hasn’t “Looked At” Federal Impact of DOMA on Same-Sex Couples
Over the course of 2011, the Defense of Marriage Act has been front and center in several public debates, most notably when the Obama administration...
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The Faces of DADT Repeal Politics, September 20, 2011
[Photo, above: Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks about the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” at a news...
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News Analysis: For DADT Repeal, It’s “Game On”
“I’m going to file cloture on it tonight.” With those words, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) announced that there will be a cloture vote...
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News Analysis: Three Votes Down
Every vote matters. Today, it came down to three votes. Each vote today rather perfectly fits with criticism being levied behind the scenes right now...
