[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 81 (Wednesday, May 15, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H3799]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             WE THE PEOPLE

  (Mr. TAKANO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TAKANO. Madam Speaker, ``We the People'' is a bold opening 
statement enshrined in our Constitution. Yet, the truth is that in most 
parts of our country, LGBTQ Americans are not included in ``We the 
People.''
  Students in Arizona should go to school free from fear and bullying. 
Workers in Texas should not be afraid of being fired because of who 
they are. Renters in Mississippi should not be evicted because of who 
they love.
  No person, no matter where they live in America, should face 
discrimination. Equality should not depend on the ZIP Code where you 
live. It is time to make equality for LGBTQ people the law of the land 
and to ensure that we, too, are part of ``We the People.''
  I urge my colleagues to be on the right side of history and to vote 
``yes'' on the Equality Act.

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