Merkley pide justicia e igualdad en la Marcha NAACP Journey for Justice en Selma, Alabama, este fin de semana
WASHINGTON, DC – El Senador Jeff Merkley de Oregón participó en la marcha del Viaje de Estados Unidos por la Justicia de la NAACP el fin de semana pasado que comenzó en Selma, Alabama y termina en Washington, DC. Durante el fin de semana, el Senador Merkley se unió a los participantes para marchar durante 38 millas para pedir ayuda económica. equidad, reforma educativa, penal
In Selma, NAACP begins march to Washington
SELMA, Ala. – Protest marches have been part of Selma’s civil rights fabric since 1965, but an 860-mile trek to Washington had a minister leaning on the Bible for heavenly support Saturday. The Rev. Theresa Dear noted the magnitude of what lies ahead, but never doubted that the “40-day-and-40-night” march will
Jeff Merkley introduces sweeping LGBT rights bill that makes big changes to Civil Rights Act
Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley, who led the fight in the last Senate for a ban on job discrimination against gays, has said for months that he’s shifting to a more expansive approach. On Thursday, Merkley and his allies introduced their new bill, and it is indeed far more sweeping than anything
Democrats Introduce Sweeping, Historic Bill to Protect LGBT Rights
Members of Congress introduced on Thursday a historically comprehensive bill that would create federal standards to protect LGBT people from discrimination in housing, workplaces, schools, public accommodations, and financial transactions. Same-sex marriage is now the law of the land, but most states still lack laws explicitly prohibiting discrimination against LGBT people in other
Legislación histórica e integral contra la discriminación LGBT presentada en el Congreso
WASHINGTON, DC – Hoy, 40 senadores, encabezados por el senador de Oregón Jeff Merkley (D-OR), la senadora Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) y el senador Cory Booker (D-NJ), presentaron una legislación federal histórica e integral para prohibir la discriminación contra LGBT. Americanos. La legislación fue presentada simultáneamente en la Cámara de Representantes de Estados Unidos por 158 representantes, encabezados por el Representante.
Lawmakers to Introduce Historic LGBT Non-Discrimination Bills
On Thursday, Sen. Jeff Merkley and Rep. David Cicilline are set to propose historically broad non-discrimination bills that will protect Americans from losing their jobs—or from being evicted from their apartment or other forms of discrimination—because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. Supporters of the bills are using the
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