Carolyn Maloney: “Republicans are turning back the clock on women's rights, back to a time when women were not viewed as equal citizens.”

I was sincerely hoping that they would use this opportunity to acknowledge their role in the violence plaguing our Nation.

The violence that took place at Club Q follows years of long efforts by some state lawmakers to erase LGBTQ+ people from school curriculum.

It is high time that Congress gets serious about the cost of anti-LGBTQ hatred and commit to honoring those in its crosshairs with real actions.

If we are able to comprehensively address this crisis, it will depend on getting dark money out of our political system and make democracy responsive to everyday Americans.