[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 83 (Friday, May 17, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H3954-H3955]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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             MORAL ARC OF THE UNIVERSE BENDS TOWARD JUSTICE

  (Mr. LOWENTHAL asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Speaker, if we hold true to the idea that America

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stands for equality, equity, and diversity, then equal rights must 
apply to and be protected for all Americans.
  No American should be discriminated against because of their sexual 
orientation or gender identity. Yet, despite the historic 
accomplishments toward equality over the past decade, LGBTQ Americans 
still face systemic discrimination.
  We know the fight for equality is always on the right side of 
history, and today's passage of the Equality Act is a much-needed step 
forward in that fight.
  Today's vote allows us to see the moral arc of the universe, as 
Martin Luther King, Jr., said, bend toward justice.

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