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...vote is a definite message to Senate leaders that they must enforce the will of the majority of the Senate, and that is to decide on this matter," said State Sen. Royal L. Bolling's (D-Boston) Legislative Aide Anthony S. Rust. Bolling last week proposed to discharge the bill from the Third Reading Committee during the last formal Senate session, Rust said...
Rust said Bolling also proposed the measure because State Sen. Arthur J. Lewis (D-Boston), chairman of the Third Reading Committee, is the leading Senate opponent of the bill, and has publicly said he will keep the bill in his committee for the entire 45-day period to prevent its passage...
...bill has some pretty tough opponents," said Pamela M. Silberstein, the legislative assistant to State Rep. Mark Roosevelt (D-Boston), the bill's major House proponent...
...amendment, presented by Senator Arthur J. Lewis, Jr. (D-Boston), would make it illegal for employers and landlords to inquire about the sexual orientation of a prospective employee or tenant. The amendment, however, does not explicitly state that it is illegal to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation...
...Personal issues are an important factor, but there is definitely an overemphasis of it now," said State Rep. Richard J. Rouse (D-Boston). "Too much scrutiny will dissuade otherwise capable people from persuing politics...