[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 69 (Wednesday, April 21, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H2002]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                           MUSLIM TRAVEL BAN

  (Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York asked and was given permission 
to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her 
remarks.)
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Madam Speaker, the Muslim ban 
enacted under the previous administration is a stain on our country and 
our Nation's history. As we work to rebuild a humane and just 
immigration system, we must start by outlawing any type of this State-
sanctioned religious bigotry. We do that today by passing the NO BAN 
Act.
  This bill strengthens the Immigration and Nationality Act by banning 
discrimination on the basis of religion. Importantly, it will prevent 
any future President from enacting something like the Muslim ban in the 
future by placing appropriate checks and balances on the President's 
authority in this area.
  Discrimination based on religion is not who we are as a nation. 
Today, we can take the first step towards a more just and humane 
immigration system, and I urge all my colleagues to join me in voting 
``yes'' on the NO BAN Act.

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