RSSPolitical Scene
From: The Washington Times stories: Politics | January 29, 2010
WHITE HOUSE Obama eyes extension of same-sex benefits TAMPA, Fla. | President Obama is calling on Congress to pass a law extending benefits to same-sex partners, one day after he renewed his support for repealing the ban on gays and lesbians serving openly in the military. Mr. Obama was responding to a question during a town hall meeting Thursday in Tampa. He noted a bill is pending that would extend to domestic partners benefits such as granting Social Security survivor payments and allowing hospital visitation. Mr. Obama said: "My hope is we can get it done." Mr. Obama has acted ...
Filed Under The Wire
Content posted by users from other sites is posted for commentary and news purposes under fair use and each author is responsible for their own postings and a particular posting should not be construed as being endorsed by this site or its owner.
Please Note: The comments section is for both the registered users of this web site as well as non-registered users. All wishing to post comments must comply with our Commenting Rules or risk having their comments stricken. Comments do not necessarily reflect the views of the ownership of this site and should not be taken as such just because they are visible and posted here.
Leave a Reply
Loading ...Recommended Reading:
