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“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, Democrats claim it is not necessary to incorporate the religious organization protection from the Civil Rights Act in H.R. 1065 because the bill does not repeal that provision and it will still be effective if the bill becomes law. I strongly disagree. H.R. 1065 will create legal jeopardy for religious organizations, as I have previously stated. But for the sake of argument, let's assume the provision is superfluous. What would be the harm in including the Civil Rights Act provision in H.R. 1065? At worst, the provision would be duplicative with the Civil Rights Act, causing no harm to workers or employers. Let's remember that the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, better known as the ADA, includes a religious organization protection similar to the one in the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The ADA provision has caused no harm. My conclusion is that the key sponsors of H.R. 1065 are saying the quiet part out loud in their opposition to the religious organization protection in the Civil Rights Act of 1964. I have reached this conclusion because Democrats have also claimed that the Civil Rights Act provision is overinclusive, to begin with, and would provide too much protection in this instance. Are Democrats saying that the existing Civil Rights Act protection for religious organizations should also be repealed? Again, this is a provision that has been law for 56 years.…”