[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 192 (Monday, December 12, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H9686]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        LOVE AND JUSTICE FOR ALL

  (Ms. GARCIA of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. GARCIA of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize how important 
the recent passage of the Respect for Marriage Act is for America.
  Earlier this year, the Supreme Court's mega-Republican appointed 
Justices shocked the world with their Dobbs decision.
  House Democrats knew that the same reasoning these Republican-
appointed judges used in their attack on women's abortion rights could 
be used on the LGBTQ+ community's right to marry whom they chose. So we 
decided to be proactive, to put people over politics, to put love over 
hate.
  Last week, we passed the Respect for Marriage Act to protect the 
LGBTQ+ community's right to marry whomever they love.
  As a member of the Equality Caucus, I am incredibly proud to have 
supported the Respect for Marriage Act, which will be signed tomorrow 
by the President, because in our country, when we say the pledge and we 
say, ``justice for all,'' it means for all. It means freedom for all. 
It means protecting our rights for all.

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