Equal Rights Amendment Archives

Statements on the Equal Rights Amendment bill

February 13, 2020 11:32 amFebruary 13, 2020 1:19 pm

REP. MIKIE SHERRILL (D-MONTCLAIR) “New Jersey’s Alice Paul authored the Equal Rights Amendment, and I’m proud to cast my vote today to help advance the work she started one hundred years ago. It is time to advance the Equal Rights...

Van Drew breaks with GOP, supports lifting of ERA ratification deadline

February 13, 2020 11:22 amFebruary 13, 2020 11:57 am

Party-switching Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-Dennis) voted with House Democrats today to remove the deadline to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, becoming just one of five Republicans to support the bill. While still a Democrat, Van Drew became a co-sponsor...

Van Drew, not yet an ERA ratification sponsor, touts Violence Against Women Act in campaign e-mail

August 26, 2019 7:41 pmAugust 27, 2019 12:07 pm

Rep. Jeff Van Drew (D-Dennis) is using Women’s Equality Day to boost his fundraising database. He’s collecting e-mail addresses in an online petition calling on Senate Mitch McConnell to allow the Senate vote on re-authorizing the Violence Against Women Act....