Joyce Beatty: “We are a nation of many colors, a rainbow, if you will, and today, we will explore the LGBTQ+ community and what it…”

I rise today to celebrate Norma Cynthia Simon on her 100th birthday. Her life exemplifies the power of education, family, and service. Ms. Simon was born on December 15, 1925, in South America, in Guyana's capital, Georgetown. Ms. Simon…

This latest development is a transparent effort to circumvent the court's ruling and flies in the face of the statutes that Congress passed.

His name should once again be visible on the façade and Defendants’ childish refusal to accept this Court’s ruling to that effect should end now.

My hope moving forward is that the board restores the integrity of the Kennedy Center, rebuilds programming and respects the rule of law.