In 1991, according to Common Cause Magazine, a Civil Rights bill was offered in the House of Representatives:
On June 5 the U.S. House of Representatives voted 273-158 for passage of a key civil rights bill. The legislation was designed to restore the scope and effectiveness of civil rights protections against employment discrimination undermined by six recent Supreme Court decisions.
The House bill was a substitute measure introduced by Democratic leaders in hopes of garnering a two-thirds majority, or enough votes to override the promised presidential veto. While passing by a margin of more than 100 votes, the bill fell 15 votes short of that goal....
....The "Civil Rights and Women's Equity in Employment Act of 1991" is designed to guard against discrimination in the workplace. It would allow victims of intentional employment discrimination to receive monetary awards, reduce the burden of proof on workers who believe they've been discriminated against, clarify rules for determining when job practices are discriminatory, outlaw job quotas and establish a cap for punitive damages....
President George H.W. Bush had planned to veto the bill if it reached his desk. However, according to Thomas (The Library of Congress): ...Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent...
Why would I bring up this legislative action from 1991? John Kasich voted against HR 1, Civil Rights and Women's Equity in Employment Act of 1991 (see Roll Call 131). Kasich voted against legislation that would have helped end discrimination in the workplace. I'd like to know what was Kasich's reasoning. Was he and is he still against equal rights for women? Is Kasich able to explain why he voted against the expansion of rights and equality in the workplace?
(FYI---- Boehner also voted against the Civil Rights and Women's Equity in Employment Act of 1991.)
**** Why did then Congressman Joe Scarborough call Kasich's tax cut plan "a loser idea" in 1999? You'll have to read the Time article from May 8, 1999. Here is a hint--- if you are wealthy, tax cuts help return lots of money. If you are not in the high income bracket, tax cuts won't mean much to you.
