A group of House Democrats protesting the Senate’s inability to pass the Equal Rights Amendment were quickly expelled after barging onto the floor of the upper chamber during a vote Thursday.
, who co-chairs the Congressional Equal Rights Amendment Caucus along with Bush, the Massachusetts Democrat and member of the progressive “squad” group of House lawmakers is seen outside the Senate chamber with a dozen or so colleagues who explain their protest.@RepRashida/Twitter
“Gender equality can’t wait, there should be no deadline for that,” Pressley says, adding, “We’re going to go in here, look at our Senate colleagues and demand they do the right thing by the women of this country.” The lawmakers chanted, “What do we want? ERA! When do we want it? Now!” as they moved on from their Senate protest and marched outside the Capitol to hold a press conference.Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins were the only Republicans to vote with Democrats in favor of removing the deadline for ratification. because the same protections are offered in the 14th Amendment.
The ERA has been ratified by 38 state legislatures since 1972 – enough to meet the three-fourths threshold for approval – but some states adopted the amendment after the 1979 deadline imposed by Congress, which was later extended to 1982. Several other states have since rescinded their support of the measure.
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