[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 4876]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         JOIN ME IN SUPPORTING THE EQUALITY FOR ALL RESOLUTION

  (Mr. CARSON of Indiana asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CARSON of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to draw attention to 
the Equality for All resolution, which declares that gay, lesbian, and 
transgendered people should be protected from discrimination under the 
law.
  Earlier this month, Mr. Speaker, I watched as my State, the great 
Hoosier State of Indiana, enacted the Religious Freedom and Restoration 
Act, giving businesses the right to refuse service based on sexual 
orientation and gender identity.
  Over the last few weeks, Mr. Speaker, I have heard from businesses, 
religious organizations, community leaders, and countless concerned 
citizens. It is clear, Mr. Speaker, that the vast majority of Americans 
oppose this kind of discrimination; yet in 2015, it is still legal in 
over 30 States to discriminate in the workplace, to refuse to sell or 
rent a home or to turn someone away from your business just because 
they are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender, Mr. Speaker.
  As elected representatives, we have responsibility to show America 
that we are better than this. I encourage all of my colleagues to join 
us in supporting the Equality for All resolution.

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