Sheila Jackson Lee: “The beauty and wonderment of this Nation is that every single person born in this country has the privilege of living…”

“The beauty and wonderment of this Nation is that every single person born in this country has the privilege of living under the flag of the United States of America. Today, I rise to reinforce our love of country, our love of our soldiers and our veterans, but also our love of justice. I am introducing today the Chyna Gibson stop transgender murder epidemic act of 2023 to respect those who are different. This particular bill will provide a commission to understand why so many women or so many trans have been killed over the last decade. It will establish a commission to study and develop proposals to combat the epidemic of the murdering of nonconforming gender expansive and transgender women of color. The duties of the commission shall be to document and research issues regarding gender nonconforming, gender expansive, transgender women of color face, including, but not limited to, limited access to healthcare and limited access to housing. I simply want to say, Mr. Speaker, that we live in this beautiful country. I want this commission to tell us the truth and to protect people who deserve to be protected and to live their lives. ____________________”