Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, discrimination is wrong. We all know that. As children, we learn the golden rule: Treat others the way you yourself want to be treated. But, right now, discrimination is a fact of life for millions of LGBTQ Americans. The fact is that, in most States, an LGBTQ person is at risk of being denied housing, education, or the right to serve on a jury because of who they are. That is why we are here today to consider H.R. 5, the Equality Act. The Equality Act does no more and no less than say LGBTQ people deserve the same rights and responsibilities as all other Americans, most fundamentally the right to live lives free of discrimination. It builds on the Civil Rights Act and other existing laws to extend anti- discrimination protections to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Americans. President Biden has said that getting this bill signed into law is one of his top priorities for his first 100 days in office. I want to thank him and a few other people for making this bill a priority: Speaker Pelosi, Majority Leader Hoyer, Whip Clyburn, and the co-chairs of the LGBTQ Equality Caucus: Mark Takano, Mark Pocan, Sean Patrick Maloney, Angie Craig, Sharice Davids, Chris Pappas, Mondaire Jones, and Ritchie Torres. I thank them all for being true champions for our community. Madam Speaker, every American deserves to be treated with respect and dignity.…”