Don’t let the Senate weaken Franken amendment »

Posted By tehranchik 1 month, 2 weeks ago in Political News
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Thanks to help from activists like you, lawmakers passed Sen. Al Franken’s (D-Minn.) amendment to bar defense contractors from forcing employees with sexual assault and discrimination claims into arbitration. But now, as the House and Senate negotiate a final version of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act (DOD Appropriations bill, H.R. 3326), Senate leaders are considering weakening the amendment by leaving discrimination victims unprotected.

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    Commodore11 month, 2 weeks ago

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    Gee, I thought the liberals had the votes in the Senate. But it didn't pass? Well hey, it's an Al Franken amendment. What else needs to be said?

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