[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 13980]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Madam Speaker, I rise today to commemorate 
the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which was 
designed in 1990 in an overwhelmingly bipartisan approach to implement 
laws that would provide a clear and comprehensive national mandate for 
the elimination of discrimination against individuals with 
disabilities.
  Why did we wait so long? How grand it is to be able to respond to 
those disabled, who are challenged, who are intellectually challenged, 
physically challenged, and who are experiencing difficulties that they 
should not as a full American citizen. So this law provides them with 
the armor to prevent discrimination.
  Today, in Houston, Texas, I was very proud to be with the City of 
Houston and their 20th celebration of the Americans with Disabilities 
Act at the West Gray Multi-Service Center. I can assure you that this 
evidence of serving people was a grand celebration. So many were there, 
celebrating at the West Gray Multi-Service Center in Houston, Texas.

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