Tag: Harry Reid
Republican Pollster: Supermajority of Voters Support Employment Non-Discrimination Act
New polling by a prominent Republican pollster shows a supermajority of voters– 68 percent, including 56 percent of Republicans – support a federal law protecting gay and transgender employees from discrimination in the workplace.
Fortune 500 Companies Join Labour Unions to Back Workplace Legislation
On the eve of the Labor Day weekend, Americans for Workplace Opportunity is amplifying the national consensus around Congress passing the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (or ENDA).
Human Rights Campaign Statement on President Signing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Repeal into Law
Today President Obama signed legislation that will result in the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT). Following the signing ceremony, HRC President Joe Solmonese made the following statement.
Supporting DADT Repeal Means Supporting Senate Debate on Defense Bill
Decemer 3rd, 2010, the Human Rights Campaign welcomed the news from Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass., that he “accept[s] the findings of the report and support[s] repeal based on the Secretary’s recommendations.” HRC emphasized that support by any Senator for repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” is of little value without a commitment to vote to bring up the National Defense Authorization Act – the bill to which DADT repeal is attached – to a vote on the Senate floor. Majority Leader Harry Reid is expected to make a motion to proceed to the bill as soon as early this week.