Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, this is a very important day with a very important bill, and I rise today in strong support of H.R. 3485, the Global Respect Act, as amended, and introduced by my friend and great American, Congressman David Cicilline. Mr. Speaker, we live in a country that espouses that all human beings are created equal, endowed with equal rights, no matter what we look like, how we pray, or where we come from. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights tells us, ``all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.'' The International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights states that, ``All persons are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to the equal protection of the law.'' And our own Declaration of Independence famously says, ``We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.'' Mr. Speaker, the Global Respect Act brings us closer to realizing these treasured ideals. Today, unfortunately, shamelessly, millions of people are living in fear. In countless countries, LGBTQI-plus people face punishment simply for being who they are. They are subject to brutal beatings, imprisoned for lifetimes, tortured, hanged, and stoned.…”