No one in America should ever be afraid to walk down the street holding the hands of the person they love.
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Remarks on the Enactment of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act
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Being here in Tucson, I'm thinking about my friend John McCain. I mean, one of the most disturbing things about this election and, and Donald Trump's rise in politics is how we seem to have set aside the values that people like a John McCain stood for.
Michelle and I send our congratulations to a fellow Chicagoan, His Holiness Pope Leo XIV. This is a historic day for the United States, and we will pray for him as he begins the sacred work of leading the Catholic Church and setting an example for so many, regardless of faith.
I am more troubled by the idea that a White House can say to law firms, 'If you represent parties that we don't like, we're going to pull all our business or bar you from representing people effectively.'





