WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) took a historic step and voted in favor of H.J.Res.79 to remove the arbitrary deadline for the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) and put the country closer to ratification. The ERA will enshrine women’s equality in the Constitution by prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex and ensuring women and men are equal under the eyes of the law. H.J.Res.79 is cosponsored by 224 bipartisan members of the U.S. House of Representatives. Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) have introduced a companion joint resolution in the U.S. Senate. “Today, I voted for the generations ...