illegal under arizona state law to discriminate based on sexual orientation. in fact, arizona is one of 29 states that does not explicitly prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and one of 33 states that has no law outlawing discrimination based on gender identity. now, the senate passed a federal law that would prohibit discrimination in the workplace. the employment nondiscrimination act last november, passed 64-32, but house speaker john boehner called the bill dead on arrival. i am opposed to discrimination of any kind in the workplace and anyplace else. but i think this legislation, that i ve dealt with as chairman of the education workforce committee, long before i was in the leadership, is unnecessary. i m opposed to continuing this. one more thing. if the supreme court thought that they were going to be able to wait five years or more after