[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 77 (Thursday, May 8, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H1923]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                COMMENDING LEADERSHIP OF BRYCE GROSSMAN

  (Mr. PANETTA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PANETTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commend students across 
California's 19th Congressional District who participate in the Day of 
Silence. This is a day in which we highlight discrimination and 
harassment of LGBTQ students in our schools all across the country.
  This year, I will feature the leadership of Bryce Grossman, an eighth 
grader from Santa Cruz, who founded and is organizing the We Will Not 
Be Erased walk on May 13, a demonstration to defend and remind us about 
the rights of the LGBTQ community.
  With encouragement from their parents, Amy and Kevin, Bryce is 
furthering our democracy by stepping up and speaking up. As Bryce said: 
``We will be loud. We will be proud--for our rights, for our families, 
and for our LGBTQ community.''
  Mr. Speaker, the actions of Bryce and all students and allies on the 
Day of Silence demonstrate that our youth understand that when we 
engage, that is how we endure as a community, as a country, and, most 
importantly, as a democracy based on liberty, justice, and equality for 
all.

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