I am one of only nine openly gay members of this body. For me, this is personal. I still remember where I was on June 24, 2011. The day the New York State Legislature passed marriage equality.
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Congressman Mondaire Jones shares a personal story about the significance of marriage equality legislation.
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Growing up, like many people in this room, I suspect, I watched as mostly--as straight politicians, many of them White, many of them men, used my basic human rights as a political football to further their careers.
I think Joe Biden should do whatever he wants to do. If he feels that he`s in a position to win the presidency again in 2024, then that is a situation that everyone should evaluate at the appropriate time.
I just reject the idea that any of my Republican colleagues have any good-faith basis whatsoever, to continue their obstruction and their opposition to something that is broadly supported by the American people.
we still have a democracy moving forward and defeat fascism, which is increasingly represented by the modern-day Republican Party.





