The Republican Empire Strikes Back to Allow Discrimination Against LGBT Americans

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2016-05-19T00:00:00

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As Democrats and Republicans Come Together to Ban LGBT Discrimination, House GOP Leaders Twist Arms and Seven Republicans Switch Their Vote

WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following video today after House Republicans held a vote open to make their Members change their votes in order to defeat an amendment that would ban discrimination against LGBT Americans. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18) offered the amendment to the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (MilCon-VA) Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2017 to ensure that federal contractors cannot discriminate against LGBT employees. After it was clear that the amendment was passing, House Republican leaders held the two-minute vote open for nearly eight minutes while they urged their Members to change their votes and defeat the amendment.

Click here to watch the video.

Click here to read Whip Hoyer’s statement on the vote.