By Central STL News Reports |
May 5, 2023
On Apr. 28, 2023, the Congressional Caucus on the Equal Rights Amendment rallied behind the Senate's efforts to bring the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to a vote. Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD), Lisa Murkowski (R- AK), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Mazie Hirono (D-HI) as well as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) championed a resolution, S.J.Res 4, which would remove the arbitrary and unjust deadline imposed on the Equal Rights Amendment. ERA Caucus Co-Chair Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) - alongside Caucus Co-Chair Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01) and Vice-Chairs Madeleine Dean (PA-04), Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), Abigail Spanberger (VA-07) Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37), and - introduced the House companion resolution, H.J.Res.25, earlier this year