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.

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.

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…

The Federal Government can act to underscore the dignity and worth of transgender people.

I would ask my colleagues, especially Members of Congress, before you make decisions about people sit down with them...

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.

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

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

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.

Suppressing the vote is a form of political and theological idolatry and sin, and it has no place in this democracy.

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

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…