By Mike Dorning and Caitlin Webber A Pentagon announcement that it will open military commissaries and child-care facilities this year to the same-sex partners of service members propels a wave of gay rights issues sweeping onto the national agenda. Even as Defense Secretary Leon Panetta was announcing yesterday the changes in military benefits, the U.S. Senate was… Read more »
Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wis.) released this statement following President Barack Obama's State of the Union address to Congress. "Tonight the President set an aggressive agenda for America. His plan to refocus our efforts on bringing about solid economic growth for all Americans through manufacturing, infrastructure, clean and renewable energy, skills training for American… Read more »
As a survivor of domestic violence I feel it is my personal responsibility to reach back and help those who have been victimized. No woman should ever feel afraid in her own neighborhood or home. Contact: Drew Hammill (Pelosi), 202-226-7616Andrew Schreiber (Conyers), 202-225-6906Nicole Y Williams (Moore), 202-225-4572 Vow to Work for Swift Reauthorization of Vital… Read more »
Today HRC released a video ad featuring Congresswoman Gwen Moore for our Americans for Marraige Equality campaign. In the video, Rep. Moore states, “I’ve always fought for equality and justice in America, which is why I think it’s wrong to tell two people in love they can’t get married, just because they’re gay or lesbian.” The video… Read more »
This guest post comes from Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-WI): Since the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) first passed in 1994, we have witnessed nothing short of a sea change. The rate of non-fatal intimate partner violence has decreased 53 percent. More men and women are reporting domestic violence, and fewer people are being killed by intimate partner violence. As the time… Read more »
By Josh Israel and Adam Peck Last week, ThinkProgress identified seven anti-LGBT Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives who sponsored or co-sponsored five or more of the ten most anti-gay bills introduced so far this Congress. But while they and 137 colleagues were promoting discrimination, 183 Representatives have signed on as backers of at least one of 27 pro-LGBT… Read more »
Republicans insist the Democrats’ claim of a “war on women” is simply a fairytale. Yet every week the GOP pushes another anti-woman policy that proves that this fairytale is reality. This week, my Senate GOP colleagues blocked the Paycheck Fairness Act, a bill that would have ensured women earn equal pay for equal work. Sounds simple enough, but not to my… Read more »
