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Joe Biden

Bluenorthwest

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1. The VP is perhaps aware that ENDA has been introduced and rejected in each Congress but one since

Reply to Capt. Obvious (Original post)

Fri May 2, 2014, 09:21 AM

May 2014

1994 and that similar legislation has failed to pass since Bella Abzug and Ed Koch introduced the first version in 1974. 40 years of trying to get Americans to oppose discrimination in the workplace. More delay on any aspect that could proceed into law is very hard to rationalize in the context of Congressional bigotry, because so far, no matter which Party is in the majority the bigots are the actual majority.

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Biden gets out in front of Obama on LGBT discrimination [View all] Capt. Obvious May 2014 OP

The VP is perhaps aware that ENDA has been introduced and rejected in each Congress but one since Bluenorthwest May 2014 #1

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