Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, we have heard this allegation over and over again based on one case in Fresno where the facts have not been established. It is still in litigation. As a former trial lawyer, I know that a lot of allegations can be made, but the fact that what has been stated as facts in this case, that men were in a shelter, is not true. Transgender women were in the shelter. It has been stated that a transgender man couldn't be excluded from the shelter and that the staff at the shelter failed to take action. That actually is under dispute. So we have one isolated instance that is being misrepresented to continue this line of argument. What we are really seeing is this tactic of trying to pit one minority group, one group in need of services, against another to convince us that the rights and protections of one group come at the cost of another. They have done it with people of color, with immigrants, and now with women and members of the trans community. Mr. Speaker, I have a clear message: this country is better than that. They both need help. It can be done under this law. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from the District of Columbia (Ms. Norton).”