[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 13561]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                IN RECOGNITION OF HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 10, 2012

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Human 
Rights Campaign (HRC), America's largest civil rights organization 
working to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality.
  Founded in 1980, the Human Rights Campaign's mission is dedicated to 
ending discrimination against LGBT citizens and working toward a nation 
that achieves fundamental fairness and equality for all by advocating 
for equal rights and benefits in the workplace, ensuring families are 
treated equally under the law and increasing public support among all 
Americans through advocacy, education and outreach programs. HRC has 
more than one million members and is supported by even more people 
throughout the country.
  On August 25, 2012, HRC will be hosting the ``Making Equality Count'' 
2012 Human Rights Campaign Cleveland Gala. The event will be held at 
Cleveland State University's Wolstein Center and will feature HRC 
President, Chad Griffin; Lana Parilla; and University Hospitals receipt 
of the Corporate Equality Award.
  Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in recognizing the decades 
of work that the Human Rights Campaign has done on behalf of equality 
for our country's LGBT community.

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