After 100 years of campaigning, the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is getting another push to pass it through Congress.
In a joint resolution on Tuesday, Senate and House Democrats announced their commitment to passing the Equal Rights Amendment.
The amendment would give states and Congress power to ensure that, “Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.”
“I am truly overjoyed to stand shoulder to shoulder with these women who know how to get things done and some good men as well as we introduce transformative legislation to move us closer to finally codifying gender equality in the United States Constitution,” said Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.)….