House erupts in chaos after LGBT vote
GOP
leaders barely muscled up the votes to reject an amendment that would
have barred federal contractors from getting government work if they
discriminate against the LGBT community. The House erupted in chaos
Thursday morning with Democrats crying foul after Republicans hastily
persuaded a few of their own to switch their votes and narrowly block an
amendment intended to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
people from discrimination. It was an unruly scene on the floor with
Democrats chanting, "Shame!" after GOP leaders barely muscled up the
votes to reject, 212-213, an amendment by Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
(D-N.Y.) that would have effectively barred federal contractors from
getting
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