Roll Call reports:"Headlining the meeting was Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who with her leadership team and the three openly gay Members of Congress — Reps. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Jared Polis (D-Colo.) — sought to map out a way forward on several key gay rights bills. According to sources, the Members discussed workplace discrimination, health care benefits for same-sex partners of federal employees and a repeal of the 'Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell' policy that bars gays from openly serving in the military. The lawmakers also discussed how to help the Senate pass hate crimes legislation that has already cleared the House...Members exiting Wednesday’s meeting were mum on what was decided."
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