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Pelosi ‘optimistic’ about LGBTQ Equality Act, calls passage a ‘priority’

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Thursday she’s “optimistic” about the Equality Act and called its passage a “priority” amid expectations the House could vote on the yet-to-be-introduced measure as early as March.

Pelosi made the comments during her weekly news conference in response to a question from the Washington Blade on the timing of the floor vote for the LGBTQ legislation, which President Biden promised during his campaign to sign within his first 100 days in office. “I’m optimistic about it because I do think we will get strong bipartisan support in the House and in the Senate,” Pelosi said.

The legislation, which Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I.) told the Blade he’d introduce in February, has been given new life now that

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