Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman very much for the time. It will allow, with this Constitution alongside of the Equality Act, the idea that the Civil Rights Act stands for those in the LGBTQ community, the Civil Rights Act in title VI and title II and title VII; and they will stand alongside of the ACLU and the NAACP and the Urban League and LULAC and all of the civil rights groups. They will stand alongside those of us who have been fighting for fair housing time after time so that, when we knock on the door, no matter who you are in this country, you will have the Constitution and the Equality Act. Mr. Speaker, I ask my friends and others in the religious community to support the Equality Act. Mr. Speaker, as a senior member of the Committee on the Judiciary and an original cosponsor, I rise in strong support of H.R. 5, the ``Equality Act of 2019.'' Let me thank my colleague on the Judiciary Committee, Congressman David Cicilline of Rhode Island, for introducing this landmark legislation and his tireless efforts in making this day a reality. Mr. Speaker, our nation's long but inexorable march towards equality reaches another milestone today. For as long as our national charters have been in existence, we have endeavored to ask ourselves: what do we mean when we say ``We the People?'' How expansive do we hold our pledge that all are entitled to the blessings of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.…”