Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.), running to become the first openly gay chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, warned Tuesday not to blame President-elect Joe Biden if he falls short on fulfilling campaign promises to the LGBTQ community because of divided government.
Maloney made the remarks, ultimately predicting Biden would be successful, during a phone interview Tuesday with the Washington Blade when asked if he thinks Biden can fulfill his pledge to enact the Equality Act without strong Democratic majorities in both chambers of Congress. “You can’t blame Biden if Mitch McConnell acts like a dinosaur,” Maloney said. “Our job is to overcome that obstacle, working with a president who has made an historic commitment