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One lone Senator has been talking for over 13 hours to stop Gorsuch nomination
Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley started talking Tuesday evening and was still going more than 13 hours later.
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Top Senate Democrats will filibuster Trump’s Supreme Court nominee
Senate Minority Leader Chuch Schumer said he will oppose the confirmation of Neil Gorsuch, and Republicans might change Senate rules to get Gorsuch confirmed.
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Bisexual Gov. Kate Brown leads Oregon lawmakers in fight against Trump
Gov. Kate Brown — the first out U.S. governor — is helping build a legal wall to shield Oregon from President Trump’s actions on immigration and other civil rights issues.
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Merkley announces plans for legislation with broad LGBT protections
U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley announced plans to introduce a broad measure aimed at preventing discrimination against LGBT Americans.
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Ore. governor, AG hail marriage ruling; reaction from supporters, opponents
PORTLAND, Ore. — Both supporters and opponents of marriage equality spoke out Monday about a federal judge’s ruling striking down Oregon’s ban on same-sex marriage. Both the Governor and the Attorney General supported the ruling, and the state previously declined to defend the ban in court.
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Lawmakers call on Obama to sign executive order protecting LGBT workers
WASHINGTON — Nearly 200 Congressional lawmakers on Tuesday sent a letter to President Obama Tuesday calling for an Executive Order banning contractors from receiving federal government contracts unless they have a policy prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
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U.S. Senators express concern over Russia’s anti-gay laws, Olympic safety
WASHINGTON — At least two U.S. Senators are speaking out over growing concerns of Russia’s anti-gay laws, and how enforcement of those laws would affect athletes and spectators attending the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia.
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Employment Non-Discrimination Act reintroduced in Congress
WASHINGTON — The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) was reintroduced in both chambers of Congress on Thursday. The measure would prohibit discrimination in hiring and employment on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity by civilian, nonreligious employers with at least 15 employees.
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Veterans Affairs grants burial rights for Oregon veteran’s same-sex spouse
The Department of Veterans Affairs has decided to allow the same-sex spouse of a member of the military to be buried in a U.S. national cemetery. VA Secretary Eric Shinseki used his discretionary authority to allow the burial of Nancy Lynchild’s ashes, the agency said Thursday.
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37 U.S. Senators call on Obama to issue non-discrimination executive order
WASHINGTON — A group 37 U.S. Senators, led by Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), on Thursday called on President Barack Obama to issue an executive order barring federal contractors from discriminating in hiring on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.