Rep. Levin Issues Statement on Ratification of Equal Rights Amendment
February 14, 2020
February 14, 2020
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Andy Levin, D-Michigan, issued the following statement after voting to remove the deadline for ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment:
"The principle behind the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is basic, but profound: discrimination on the basis of sex is un-American and unacceptable. Now almost 100 years old, the ERA is a long-overdue measure both Republicans and Democrats have included as planks in their party platforms over the years.
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"The principle behind the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is basic, but profound: discrimination on the basis of sex is un-American and unacceptable. Now almost 100 years old, the ERA is a long-overdue measure both Republicans and Democrats have included as planks in their party platforms over the years.
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