Rep. Engel Issues Statement on Equality Act
May 19, 2020
May 19, 2020
WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Eliot Engel, D-New York, issued the following statement regarding the 1st anniversary of the House passing the historic Equality Act to guarantee full protections under federal civil rights law:
"No American should face discrimination, regardless of their race, ethnicity, gender identity or sexual orientation. Last year, I joined my House colleagues to take a momentous vote in passing H.R. 5, the Equality Act.
"For too long, LGBTQ Am . . .
"No American should face discrimination, regardless of their race, ethnicity, gender identity or sexual orientation. Last year, I joined my House colleagues to take a momentous vote in passing H.R. 5, the Equality Act.
"For too long, LGBTQ Am . . .