Political Quotes

“I want to thank Chairman Nadler for yielding and for his tremendous leadership on this issue. Also, I have just got to acknowledge and thank Congressman David Cicilline for his steady and strategic leadership in bringing this bill to the floor. I, too, was at the first press conference with our great warrior, John Lewis, and it has been so exciting and uplifting to see the progress and the process in bringing this bill to the floor. {time} 1045 Mr. Speaker, as a cofounder of the LGBTQ Equality Caucus, along with our dear former colleague Congressman Barney Frank, I rise today in support of H.R. 5, the Equality Act. This critical bill, of course, would end discrimination against LGBTQ Americans once and for all. Now, as an African American woman, it is my moral responsibility to fight discrimination wherever and against whomever it raises its ugly head. The Equality Act will ensure that there is clear, lawful protection for LGBTQ Americans under the Civil Rights Act. What is more, this bill will ensure that no one lives in fear because of their gender identity or sexual orientation. Let me be clear. It is un-American that in 30 States it is still legal--mind you, legal--to discriminate against LGBTQ Americans in employment, in housing, in education--in every aspect of their lives. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentlewoman has expired.”