Senators unveil bipartisan effort to block Trump's transgender ban

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill




BY JORDAIN CARNEY - 09/11/17 06:16 PM EDT

Senators are unveiling a new effort to block President Trump's decision to ban transgender individuals from serving in the military.

Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) have filed an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to block the Pentagon from removing or denying reenlistment to someone "solely on the basis of the member's gender identity."

The amendment also requires Defense Secretary James Mattis to complete his current review of the Pentagon's transgender policy by the end of the year. They want him to turn over a report to Congress by Feb. 21.

There's no guarantee the Collins-Gillibrand amendment will get a vote. More than 300 potential amendments have been filed to the Senate's version of the NDAA.

Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/defense/350154-senators-unveil-bipartisan-effort-to-block-trumps-transgender-ban

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. American government is working full time to stop the trump admin and GOP from

destroying us.

Their goal is to destroy the american government, completely, other than the Pentagon, for real.


FOR REAL

Susan is to be applauded here as well as obviously Kirsten.

[Gothmog]

2. This is great news