[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 36 (Thursday, February 25, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H625]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          SAYING NO TO H.R. 5

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Georgia (Mr. Clyde) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. CLYDE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to H.R. 5, the 
nonequality Equality Act.
  This legislation is not about promoting equality but provides 
preferential rights to some people at the expense of the rights of 
others. This bill is a blatant attempt to normalize and promote laws 
that are both unfair and dangerous to our society.
  H.R. 5 circumvents the bipartisan Religious Freedom Restoration Act, 
making it illegal to oppose abortion and forcing taxpayers to fund 
abortion and healthcare professionals to perform abortions in violation 
of their sincerely held beliefs.
  H.R. 5 will also violate women's right to privacy and safety by 
opening the door for predatory men to prey on them in the most 
vulnerable of places: in shelters, changing rooms, and showers.
  It will strip parental rights by permitting children to undergo life-
altering sex changes without parental consent, which is nothing short 
of child abuse.
  It will undermine both individuals' and businesses' faith-based 
convictions.
  Today, I proudly stand in defense of our women, our children, and 
people of faith by saying no to H.R. 5; no to biological males in 
women's sports; no to biological males in women's shelters, locker 
rooms, and showers; no to religious oppression of any kind; no to 
taxpayer-funded abortion; and no to transgender medical treatments for 
children, which is child abuse. Yes, child abuse. Transgender medical 
treatments for children is child abuse.
  God help us, have we lost our ever-loving minds? Just think, think 
for a minute.
  I ask my colleagues to consider the threats this bill poses to their 
families, their communities, and join me in protecting and upholding 
our Constitution by opposing this shameful legislation, H.R. 5, that 
shows favoritism to some while trampling on the rights of others.

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