Reed, As Only GOP Cosponsor, Continues To Support ERA Measures

Democrats have once again introduced legislation that would move to restart the process of ratifying a constitutional amendment specifically codifying equal protection based on gender in the U.S. Constitution, but only one Republican is cosponsoring the measure.

Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY), whose upstate district includes the Village of Seneca Falls, the location of the first women’s rights convention in 1848, continues to be one of a few House Republicans who have publicly backed the Equal Rights Amendment.

“We have a rich legacy of the women’s rights movement in America and I think it is appropriate that the constitution is clear, that women and men are created equally,” Reed said. “I think it is appropriate that the constitution is clear that women and men are created equally under the constitution and we have equal rights.”