ENDA delayed.

[JackBeck]

Washington, D.C. -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Education and Labor Committee Chairman George Miller, Congressman Barney Frank, and Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin issued the following statement today on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA):

"After discussions with congressional leaders and organizations supporting passage of ENDA, we have agreed to schedule mark-up of the bill in the Committee on Education and Labor later this month, followed by a vote in the full House. This schedule will allow proponents of the legislation to continue their discussions with Members in the interest of passing the broadest possible bill."

http://pageoneq.com/news/2007/Pelosi_Miller_Frank_and_Baldwin_Statement__1001.html

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Good. Maybe Frank and Pelosi will come to their senses and included our trans brothers and sisters. Frank throwing them under the bus really surprises me. Hopefully they will take a few weeks to work on convincing other Congressional leaders just how important it is to include the transgender community in this bill. Like others have said, I've waited this long and will continue to wait for this bill's passage, as long as it's inclusive.