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Va. House GOP defeats last-ditch effort to force ERA vote, dooming gender-equality proposal ...
From the Richmond Times-Dispatch
Va. House GOP defeats last-ditch effort to force ERA vote, dooming gender-equality proposal for the year
BY GRAHAM MOOMAW Richmond Times-Dispatch 34 min ago
The Republican-controlled Virginia House of Delegates defeated two efforts to ratify the federal Equal Rights Amendment Thursday, dooming the gender equality measure in the final stretch of the legislative session.
The vote was met with shouts of “Shame on Virginia!” and “You’re embarrassing!” from ERA advocates in the House gallery, as well as a smattering of applause from social conservatives who oppose the ERA.
The House deadlocked 50-50 on a rules change that would have allowed the ERA to be brought to the floor for a vote. Del. David Yancey, R-Newport News, who had spoken in favor of the ERA and is facing a difficult reelection in a swing district, voted with the chamber’s 49 Democrats.
But the tied vote meant the ERA failed in the House, despite passing the state Senate last month on a bipartisan, 26-14 vote.
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BY GRAHAM MOOMAW Richmond Times-Dispatch 34 min ago
The Republican-controlled Virginia House of Delegates defeated two efforts to ratify the federal Equal Rights Amendment Thursday, dooming the gender equality measure in the final stretch of the legislative session.
The vote was met with shouts of “Shame on Virginia!” and “You’re embarrassing!” from ERA advocates in the House gallery, as well as a smattering of applause from social conservatives who oppose the ERA.
The House deadlocked 50-50 on a rules change that would have allowed the ERA to be brought to the floor for a vote. Del. David Yancey, R-Newport News, who had spoken in favor of the ERA and is facing a difficult reelection in a swing district, voted with the chamber’s 49 Democrats.
But the tied vote meant the ERA failed in the House, despite passing the state Senate last month on a bipartisan, 26-14 vote.
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https://www.richmond.com/news/virginia/government-politics/general-assembly/va-house-gop-defeats-last-ditch-effort-to-force-era/article_c21b30ce-e6b2-582d-8e13-77022805a7ae.html
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