LGBT Allies Confirmed to EEOC

The U.S. Senate today confirmed two appointments to the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, approving nominees heralded by LGBT activists as important allies at the federal agency. The Senate vote, taken early Wednesday morning, saw Charlotte Burrows confirmed as an EEOC commissioner by a vote of 93-2, while David Lopez was confirmed to a second term as EEOC general counsel by a party-line vote of 53-43, reports the Washington Blade .



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