Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY) was enraged after his Republican colleagues defeated his amendment to uphold President Obama’s executive order that prohibits workplace discrimination against the LGBT community. Because seven Republicans decided to change their minds, his measure, which was tagged on to a spending bill, was defeated by a vote of 213-212. Democrats let the GOP know how upset they were, chanting “Shame! Shame!” on the House floor after the vote. Politico said the scene was one of “chaos.”Maloney, who is the first openly gay New York congressman, used some lofty language to describe how he felt. "The members who...
