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 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
November 13, 2021

        

Chairwoman Waters on Eliminating Economic Barriers for the LGBTQ+ Community: The Fight for LGBTQ+ Rights Is Far from Over

Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services, gave the following statement at a Subcommittee on Diversity and Inclusion hearing entitled, “There Is No Pride in Prejudice: Eliminating Barriers to Full Economic Inclusion for the LGBTQ+ Community.”

Thank you so very much for holding this important hearing, Chair Beatty.  

The fight for LGBTQ+ rights is far from over. While same-sex marriage and other milestones of LGBTQ+ equality have become a reality within the last 10 years, this community still faces discriminatory barriers and financial burdens. For example, data show that individuals within the LGBTQ+ community often have more trouble finding affordable, safe, and equitable housing. Across America, an estimated 20 to 40 percent of homeless youth identify as LGBTQ+.

Additionally, the LGBTQ+ community faces difficulties in accessing employment opportunities and being positively included in workplace environments, compared to their heterosexual and cisgender counterparts. I’m proud that this Committee is ensuring that these kinds of disparate impacts are not tolerated.


                                                                     
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Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (D-TX)

Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (D-TX) serves on the Subcommittee for Diversity and Inclusion, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, and the Task Force on Artificial Intelligence.


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Committee Hearings

The Financial Services Committee convened a Subcommittee on Diversity and Inclusion hearing chaired by subcommittee chair, Congresswoman Joyce Beatty, entitled, “There Is No Pride in Prejudice: Eliminating Barriers to Full Economic Inclusion for the LGBTQ+ Community,” which examined the barriers in the financial services sector, employment, and housing that individuals who identify has LGBTQ+ continue to face.


Upcoming Committee Dates

  • November 16 at 10:00 AM ET: The full Committee will convene for a hybrid markup

All hearings and markups are livestreamed on https://democrats-financialservices.house.gov/live/.

For virtual hearings and markups, all Members and witnesses participate remotely with no in-person participation in the hearing room. Hybrid hearings will take place in 2128 Rayburn House Office Building with a virtual option for all Members and witnesses to participate remotely.

Committee activities are finalized once an official notice is issued by the House Financial Services Committee.

Visit https://democrats-financialservices.house.gov/calendar/ for the most up-to-date Committee schedule.
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