If I want to be a, you know, unapologetic Muslim Palestinian woman who wants to speak up about other people's oppression I should be able to do that and not be labeled as some sort of, you know, person that is somehow less American because…

I support Representative Kennedy's Do No Harm Act, which is so important to clarify that religious exemption laws guaranteeing fundamental civil and legal rights is not a license to discriminate.

I am also here today in support of the Every Child Deserves a Family Act so we can put an end to these bigoted restrictions once and for all.

When you allow people to discriminate against those couples, you deprive children of good moms, dads, families who are going to love them.

But there is a role for the Federal Government to play.

Religious liberty--I am going to put it in quotation--is simply this administration's latest excuse to continue its painful oppression of other people, including our LGBTQ neighbors.

We demand equality and safety of all persons regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity, and we demand equal treatment and accessible housing, healthcare, public transportation, and adequate income and services for people with…

though the House passed critical legislation, I want to point out that Leader Mitch McConnell has not even allowed a debate on these important bills on voter rights, much less a vote.

I think it is an important conversation. Getting rid of the Electoral College is an important conversation.

Congress has clear authority, clear authority, to investigate, any level of government, to try to push back on any infringement on that right.

We are changing that tomorrow with his family. I hope everyone comes back to share this important event and honor his memory as we do with this hearing today.