Al Franken’s amendment on rape included in appropriations bill

By GottaLaff

Thank you Senator Al Franken:

An amendment offered by Sen. Al Franken that would withhold defense contracts from contractors if they restrict their employees from taking workplace sexual assault, battery and discrimination cases to court has been included in the final Defense Department appropriations bill, which is scheduled for a floor vote in the House today. [...]

[Laffy Note: It just passed in the House 395-30]

If the Defense appropriations bill is approved as expected, the inclusion would be a major win for Franken, given the political firestorm that erupted shortly after the amendment passed in the Senate.

Yes, the Rushpublics erupted, because they were caught with their pants down. Okay, bad analogy, but here is the post that explains what happened.

Here is my original post in which I was bursting with pride over our new senator's proposed amendment.

And here is the video: