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ERA extension faces Senate hurdle as White House backs move
The White House Justice Department and House Speaker O Neill push to extend the ERA ratification deadline. A DOJ legal opinion supporting a simple majority extension is expected, with House support likely but Senate filibuster risk high. NOW and ERA backers seek to avoid election-year delay amid opposition from Schlafly and foes.
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House
Senate
Carter
O’neill
Vera Glaser
Knight News
Washington
White House
Justice Department
Thomas P. O'Neill
Congress
ERA
Elizabeth Holtzman
D-N.y
Margaret Heckler
R-Mass
Millicent Fenwick
N.E
O'Neill
Hine
Justee