The Senate on Thursday had its first vote on the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) in 40 years.
would declare the ERA, “which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, was ratified by three-fourths of the states, and is therefore a valid constitutional amendment, regardless of any time limit that was in the original proposal.”
Ultimately, 51 Senators voted for and 47 against the motion, with Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins joining all Democrats to express support for the resolution.
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