Rep. Payne, Jr. Praises Elimination of Deadline for Passage of the ERA
February 14, 2020
February 14, 2020
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 13:
Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. praised his colleagues for their votes to remove the Congressional deadline for ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). The ERA would establish that the "equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State on account of sex." Women's rights groups have sought the amendment for . . .
Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. praised his colleagues for their votes to remove the Congressional deadline for ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). The ERA would establish that the "equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State on account of sex." Women's rights groups have sought the amendment for . . .