Civil Rights
Her voice was beautifully unmistakable. Her writing was unbelievably inspirational. And her life was one of suffering and triumph, pain and courage, survival and success.
I do not believe slashing Head Start and forcing parents to stay home from work is the right way to go.
I do not believe adding debt to college students while giving tax breaks to big oil companies is the right way to go.
Just about every Member of the House of Representatives would answer affirmatively to the cryptic and sophisticated question, "Are you tolerant of other views?"
In fact, it is easy to say yes to such a question, but much harder to truly live that ‘yes'.
Real tolerance means that we accept and practice this proposition: political truths reside in many quarters, speak legions of languages, include all but a few faiths, and connect with countless causes.
Congressman Cleaver’s statement following the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) as unconstitutional, and the Court’s ruling that will allow same-sex marriages to resume in the state of California:
Kansas City - Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II, is pleased to announce his participation in the NOH8 event. The NOH8 (NO HATE) On The Hill event is an effort to show solidarity and support for marriage equality.
“I think this campaign goes far beyond the issue of marriage,” said U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II. “It’s about equality for all Americans. It’s about fighting discrimination and injustice, in all of its hateful and ugly forms.”
On June 10th, we will celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Equal Pay Act. But unbelievably, women still only earn about 77-cents on the dollar compared to men. This is unacceptable.
President Kennedy signed this important legislation in 1963. At that time, women were earning only 59-cents on the dollar compared to men.
So, has there been progress? Indeed.
But enough progress? Absolutely not.
