WashBlade.com – Lou Chibbaro Jr
Democratic leaders postponed a vote this week in the House of Representatives on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA).
The announcement came several hours after the White House issued a statement saying that senior advisers have recommended that President Bush veto the gay rights measure if Congress were to pass it.
In a separate development, a spokesperson for Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) told the Blade Wednesday that Kennedy intends to introduce ENDA in the Senate next week, when he returns to Washington after undergoing surgery in Boston to clear a blockage in a neck artery.