I would say the effects of climate change are things that we have to consider at the strategic, operational, tactical level in all of our military operations in the future.

I would hope that we are building resiliency in, that we are planning ahead. I mean, climate change, whether people want to recognize it or not, it is happening, and we are going to be throwing good money after bad if we do not plan.

The American people have the right to know the full truth and need to see the full contents of this report.

help is on the way.

Nazis are not a protected class. What we are trying to do here is make sure that transgender individuals and individuals who are gay, lesbian, or bisexual, are that protected class.

It makes absolutely no sense.

Now why, for the life of us, would we remove them from the roster of parents who are ready to adopt?

This is a magical moment for our country. We are expanding equality.

We should all learn from that community what it means to be a member of one human family.

Equality is equality.

This is a profoundly troubling offense to the equality norm and to our Nation's commitment to children and to our young people.

Mr. Cicilline, I ask the witness be permitted to finish her answer to that last question.

It is simply not right, and it undermines core founding values of this great country of fairness and equality.

This path was made possible by activists like Harvey Milk, Bayard Rustin, Barbara Gittings, and Audre Lorde, to name just a few.

As we consider H.R. 5 here in the House, I can't help but think of the upcoming 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riot just a few weeks from now.

Thank you, Chairman Nadler, for calling this hearing and for your outspoken and unwavering support of the Equality Act from the very first moment we began to discuss it nearly 5 years ago.

I don't view Nazis as a protected class.

Both of your cases get to the heart of why the Equality Act is necessary.