John Bel Edwards: “No American citizen should ever have to pass someone else's religious test to qualify for a federally funded job. No…”

“No American citizen should ever have to pass someone else's religious test to qualify for a federally funded job. No American, not one, should ever have to be fired from a federally funded job solely because of his or her religious faith. It is ironic that a bill that was designed supposedly to stop discrimination against religion ends up authorizing, and then subsidizing, religious discrimination. Mr. Speaker, unless this motion to recommit is passed, a group associated with Bob Jones University could receive our Federal tax dollars and put out a sign that says, ``No Catholics need apply here for a federally funded job.'' That is wrong. Say no to discrimination and yes to this motion to recommit.”