After Marriage Equality Decisions, Time to Act on Employment and Education Non-Discrimination
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.), the senior Democrat on the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement after this morning’s Supreme Court decisions regarding marriage equality:
“Today’s Supreme Court rulings mark an enormous step forward in the battle for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans to be treated as full-fledged citizens. Of course there is much more work to do to ensure full marriage equality across the country, but today signals a major advancement in this critically important struggle.
“And there is more work to do to protect the rights of all Americans, beyond the issue of marriage. Congress should now take the next step to ensure LGBT Americans are treated equally under the law by protecting their rights in the workplace and in the classroom. That’s why I’m calling on Congress to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act and the Student Non-Discrimination Act so that we can move forward together to rebuild our economy without fear of discrimination and persecution of individuals just because of who they are or who they love.”
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