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Rep. Ellison Statement on House Republican Vote to Discriminate Against LGBT Americans

Statement

Date: May 19, 2016
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Legislative Branch

Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) released the following statement 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:

"What we saw today was a stunning display of hate and bigotry on the House floor. Equality was winning with a bipartisan vote. Yet, the Republican leadership decided to hold the vote open so they could twist arms and cajole a few of their Republican colleagues into siding with intolerance.

"If this wasn't a vote for one's conscience and principles then I don't know what is."


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