[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 46 (Thursday, March 14, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H2733]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            RISING FOR MOLLY

  (Ms. HOULAHAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. HOULAHAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise for my Molly.
  I stand here on the floor of the House of Representatives as a proud 
mother of a gay daughter.
  When I was in the Air Force, we were taught never to leave anyone 
behind; and, after the 2016 election, I listened as my daughter, my 
Molly, cried in my arms.
  She was scared for her community, the LGBTQ community. She was scared 
that America had left her and her community behind.
  This is and was the country that I served. This was the daughter that 
I have raised. I was scared too.
  When we decided, as a family, to run for Congress, Molly and I spoke 
about her story and whether she was comfortable with me sharing it with 
our Nation. We agreed that it was important.
  As a mother, an ally, and now a Member of Congress, I feel it my duty 
and my privilege to champion the voices of those in the LGBTQ 
community.
  I am proud to cosponsor the Equality Act. I do so for my daughter--my 
Molly--for my community, the Pennsylvania 6th, and for all of my fellow 
LGBTQ Americans.
  You will not be left behind.

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