[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10873]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      HUMAN RIGHTS ARE BIRTHRIGHTS

  (Mr. AL GREEN of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. AL GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, none of us get to where we are by 
ourselves.
  I was very proud to see the former chairperson of the Financial 
Services Committee, Chairperson Frank, who is no longer with Congress, 
not only address DOMA, but also address section 5 of the Voting Rights 
Act by way of section 4 and the importance of it.
  Human rights are birthrights. They are rights that courts can 
recognize they should not deny. What the Court did with DOMA was 
correct. I support the dignity of human beings to have equal 
opportunities in the greatest country in the world.
  I thank Chairman Frank, and I want him to know that he stands with 
us, and I stand with him, and I stand with all persons who are being 
discriminated against in an invidious way. Human rights cannot be 
denied, because they are birthrights.

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