[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 97 (Friday, June 6, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H2516]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           HAPPY PRIDE MONTH

  (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 today to wish everyone a 
joyful and proud Pride Month.
  In Houston, pride runs deep. We hosted one of the first nighttime 
parades in the country, and today it is the fourth largest in the 
Nation. It is not just a parade.
  Groups like Fundacion Latinoamericana De Accion Social, Legacy 
Community Health, and the Montrose Center are doing the work every day 
making sure that our LGBTQIA+ neighbors have care, housing, community, 
and support. That is what we should be focused on. There is so much 
good that we can be doing.
  Instead, my Republican colleagues are using their power to bully and 
target trans kids, children who just want to be safe, make friends, and 
be themselves. Those kids show more bravery than many of my colleagues 
here in this Chamber. We should all learn from them.
  Every young person watching should know I see them, I hear them, and 
I will fight for them today and every day because in Texas when we say 
``all,'' that means all.

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