[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 184 (Tuesday, November 7, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H5481-H5482]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          COMMUNITY FUNDING PROJECTS REJECTED FROM T-HUD BILL

  (Ms. HOULAHAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. HOULAHAN. Madam Speaker, as we consider the T-HUD appropriations 
bill, I stand here to remind this legislative body of the 3 of nearly 
3,000 community funding projects that were rejected from this bill in 
July, including the LGBTQ Center of Reading in my home community.
  The very sad reality can be boiled down to this: These organizations 
were rejected by the GOP-led House simply because they had LGBTQ in 
their names.
  Let's be clear, these services provide lifesaving services like food 
and shelter for those who have been rejected from their homes because 
of whom they love. They equip our vulnerable populations with the tools 
they need for future success--financial literacy, professional resumes, 
and life skills, among many other things.
  Unfortunately, the Republicans who pulled this funding are likely 
hopeful that the American people will not see this bigoted and targeted 
approach for what it is, but what we do here today does send a very 
clear message to our LGBTQ community. It is a message that says that 
too many of my colleagues in Congress don't want to support these vital 
community investments simply because of who they serve. We owe it to 
the American people to do better and to serve everyone.
  Madam Speaker, for my daughter Molly, I ask those who are affected by 
this to not accept this bigotry and discrimination any longer.

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