Who are these traitors? For they are not true republicans.
Who are these traitors? For they are not true republicans.
The three are Rep. John Katko (R-NY), Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY), and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA).
>The Equality Act amends existing civil rights law to explicitly include sexual orientation and gender identification as protected characteristics. The protections would extend to employment, housing, loan applications, education, public accommodations and other areas. Rep. David Cicilline, the openly gay Rhode Island Democrat who is spearheading its passage, said religious guardrails still exist.
>'The Equality Act is very careful not to disturb the existing religious exemptions, so whatever religious exemptions exist under current law remain in place,' he told Politico's Huddle. 'We're not asking for any more protections or any less.'
>But Republicans warned that faith-based adoption agencies seeking to place children with a married mother and father could be forced to close, or that private schools would have to hire staff whose conduct violates tenets of the school's faith.
>'The bill may have equality in the title, but it certainly does not serve all Americans,' said Rep. Virginia Foxx, a Republican from North Carolina. 'It is a vehicle for serious, harmful consequences.'
The three are Rep. John Katko (R-NY), Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY), and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA).
>>The Equality Act amends existing civil rights law to explicitly include sexual orientation and gender identification as protected characteristics. The protections would extend to employment, housing, loan applications, education, public accommodations and other areas. Rep. David Cicilline, the openly gay Rhode Island Democrat who is spearheading its passage, said religious guardrails still exist.
>>'The Equality Act is very careful not to disturb the existing religious exemptions, so whatever religious exemptions exist under current law remain in place,' he told Politico's Huddle. 'We're not asking for any more protections or any less.'
>>But Republicans warned that faith-based adoption agencies seeking to place children with a married mother and father could be forced to close, or that private schools would have to hire staff whose conduct violates tenets of the school's faith.
>>'The bill may have equality in the title, but it certainly does not serve all Americans,' said Rep. Virginia Foxx, a Republican from North Carolina. 'It is a vehicle for serious, harmful consequences.'
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