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| Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO) |
From
Buzzfeed:
[Rep. Jared] Polis, from the perspective of the House, pointed to the importance
of a Senate vote for the difficulties in the House. "Clearly, momentum
on ENDA from the Senate, including if it passes the Senate in a
bipartisan fashion, would put the pressure even more squarely on House
leadership and committee leadership in the House to move on this bill to
end workplace discrimination," he said. "If the Senate can pass ENDA,
that squarely puts pressure on House leadership to do something that has
broad, widespread, overwhelming support across our country. Most
Americans agree that, regardless of their own personal opinions about
sexual orientation, people should not be fired from their job just
because of their sexual orientation or gender identity."
On that
front, both [Sen. Jeff] Merkley and Polis pushed at the White House and Obama to
take action on the executive order that he declined to sign in April.
The order, which is modeled after an existing executive order signed by
President Lyndon Baines Johnson, bars federal contractors doing more
than $10,000 in business with the federal government from discriminating
on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin.
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