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Proposed House Rules Seek to Erase Gendered Terms Such as ‘Father, Mother, Son, Daughter’

January 1, 2021
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Leaders in the House of Representatives announced on Friday a rules package for the 117th Congress that includes a proposal to use “gender-inclusive language” and eliminate gendered terms such as “‘father, mother, son, daughter,” and more. Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Rules Committee Chairman James McGovern (D-Mass.) announced on Friday that the rules package includes…

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New York Democratic Party Chief Warns Ocasio-Cortez Not to Challenge Schumer

December 27, 2020
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The head of New York state’s Democratic Party said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) should not challenge Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.). “I think it would be a primary driven by ambition more than by need,” the party’s head, Jay Jacobs, told the New York Post on Dec. 26. There have been unconfirmed reports for…

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