Posted on 06/13/2016 6:26:05 AM PDT by Cyberman
The Republican senator who once campaigned against gays serving openly in the military is now the civil rights community's greatest bulwark against undoing LGBT protections in this years defense policy bill.
Democrats and LGBT rights advocates will be keeping a close eye on Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) during upcoming negotiations on the defense measure. House and Senate leaders could clash over language concerning whether religious organizations with federal contracts should be exempt from nondiscrimination orders covering gender identity and sexual orientation.
The shooting incident Sunday that killed 50 people in a popular Orlando gay bar and dance club will only increase the attention on how Congress deals with LGBT issues and could have a big impact on defense bill negotiations,...
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Can someone beat McCaine in the primary please...
Always a RINO.
Doesn’t he have a beer distributorship to run. Retire you old jerk.
He has to go! If it means a Democrat wins so be it. Same with Ryan.
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