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Former Senate Majority Leader and powerful LGBTQ ally Harry Reid dead at 82
Reid happily used his political muscle to push through landmark legislation, including the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.
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GOP keeps Senate control as Democrats fall short
Democrats had been nearly certain of retaking control but saw their hopes fizzle quickly as Republicans swept the board in last night’s elections.
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After Orlando, Senate still refuses to pass any gun-control measures
Eight days after the horror of Orlando’s mass shooting, a divided Senate blocked rival election-year plans to curb guns Monday.
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Boehner still opposed to ENDA, calls workplace protections bill ‘unnecessary’
WASHINGTON — U.S. House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), on Thursday reiterated his opposition to federal legislation to prohibit workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
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Two of the three remaining Senate Democrats announce support for ENDA
WASHINGTON — Two of the last three remaining Democratic U.S. Senators have announced their support for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), a bill that would prohibit workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
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Reid to bring ENDA to Senate floor for a vote before Thanksgiving recess
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s office confirmed Monday that the Nevada Democrat will announce that he is bringing the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) to the full Senate for consideration before its scheduled Thanksgiving recess.
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Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid signs on as 50th co-sponsor of ENDA
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Thursday that he’ll co-sponsor the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, becoming the 50th co-sponsor of the measure aimed at banning workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
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Reid to force vote on gay judicial nominee
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Monday filed cloture on 17 federal judicial nominees — including an openly gay appointee — that have been barred from obtaining confirmation votes on the Senate floor.
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Senate GOP blocks appointment of LGBT ally as U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans on Monday blocked efforts to confirm Mari Carmen Aponte, a Washington D.C.-based attorney, as the permanent ambassador to El Salvador, because, according to one source, Aponte is an LGBT advocate who has previously called for the “elimination of prejudices” against LGBT people.
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Reid fulfills promise to repeal ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ — Choi reclaims West Point ring
In July 2010, Senator Harry Reid (D-Nev.) promised Lt. Dan Choi that he would lead the Senate to repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. Choi, an Iraq war veteran discharged under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” gave Sen. Reid his West Point ring with the agreement that it would be returned after the ban on openly gay […]