All posts tagged "susan collins"
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Congressional lawmakers seek to block Trump’s transgender military ban
A bipartisan group of congressional lawmakers has introduced a bill to block President Donald Trump’s proposed ban on transgender troops from moving forward. Under the...
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LGBTQ groups decry Kavanaugh’s confirmation to Supreme Court
HRC, Lambda Legal, NCLR and others slammed Senate Republicans -- and particularly Susan Collins -- for confirming Brett Kavanaugh
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Amid last-minute drama, Senate Judiciary Committee approves Kavanaugh nomination
Lambda Legal calls the move by Republicans "highly disturbing and extremely dangerous"
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Pentagon’s guidance says transgender troops will be able to re-enlist through February
New guidance released last week by the Pentagon will allow currently serving transgender service members to re-enlist in the next several months until the Department...
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Republicans block Gillibrand-Collins amendment to defense bill
Senate Republican leaders blocked a bipartisan amendment to the annual defense bill that would have stopped the Pentagon from implementing the bulk of President Trump’s...
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Senators introduce defense bill amendment to halt Trump’s trans military ban
Amendment would force Department of Defense to continue reviewing open deployment of trans troops
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HHS restores sexual orientation question to elder Americans survey
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has restored a question on sexual orientation that was eliminated from a federal survey on elderly Americans...
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Juror nondiscrimination bill reintroduced in U.S. Senate
A pair of U.S. senators have reintroduced legislation this session that would prevent discrimination against LGBTQ citizens when being selected for jury duty. Under current...
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GOP Sen. Susan Collins supports same-sex marriage
Sen. Susan Collins announced her support for same-sex marriage Wednesday, making her the fourth Republican senator to openly endorse marriage equality. “A number of states,...
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Bipartisan push begins for federal domestic-partner benefits
A bipartisan effort is underway on Capitol Hill to secure equal benefits for the domestic partners of federal civilian employees. While the Office of Personnel...
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Appropriations bill provision seeks to ban LGBT discrimination in jury selection
Legislation that would prevent LGBT discrimination in the federal jury selection process was included in the Financial Services Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2014 after...
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Former GOP Sen. Olympia Snowe voted for marriage equality
Former Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe revealed she now supports marriage equality in an interview Friday with CNN. Snowe, who retired last year after three terms...
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Will GOP Sen. Susan Collins come out for marriage equality?
Before Sen. Rob Portman revealed his support for same-sex marriage in a carefully coordinated announcement in the early morning hours of March 15, few would...
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LGBT-inclusive immigration bills introduced in House and Senate
With the inclusion of gay couples in comprehensive immigration reform uncertain, lawmakers are moving forward with legislation that would extend immigration rights still denied to...
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Senators Introduce Nondiscrimination Bill for Jury Selection
Legislation introduced last week by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) seeks to bring nondiscrimination language to the court system, prohibiting the exclusion of individuals from serving...
