House passes ENDA 235-184. 35 Republicans joined the Democrats.
Above, Barney Frank’s remarks on ENDA — on the left, his comments at the beginning of debate, at right his tearful comments at the end, after a motion was made to send the bill back to committee, in order to kill it. The motion to recommit was made on the basis of marriage: “Motion to recommit “to modify, limit, restrict, or in any way overturn any State or Federal definition of marriage as between one man and one woman, including the use of this Act as a legal predicate in litigation on the issue of marriage.”
The motion to recommit failed 222-198.
Tammy Baldwin withdrew her amendment adding transgender protections at the end of debate. Baldwin released a statement following the vote.
Here are a few clips of the debate this afternoon:
Below, Representative John Lewis speaks in favor of the bill. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s statement in support of the bill.
Below, Representative Barbara Lee speaks in support of the Baldwin amendment that would add protections for transgender people. Representative Kathy Castor speaks in favor of the bill.
Jeremy at Good As You has a whole line-up of audio recordings of the debate that went on this afternoon.
