people steal money for disasters. look that up. have a good day. host: phyllis in fort lauderdale. caller: hi. say the united states government needs to make sure this money is being spent properly on the things that it should be spent on. there's a lot of corruption in puerto rico. it is taxpayer money. i want to make sure there's someone looking out for this money. host: jennifer shutt talked about the guardrails put into this $19 billion disaster aid package to oversee those funds going to artery go -- put a recoat -- puerto rico. a democrat from maryland was in the speaker's chair yesterday lonethe loan republican -- republican blocked this aid from the unanimous consent vote. [video clip] >> we don't think anyone should be playing games with disaster relief. we have americans facing cataclysmic conditions across the country because of these extreme weather events. bedon't think they should playing parliamentary games with it. i heard it was about them wanting to build funding for the wall through disaster relief legislation. that doesn't fit. this is for disaster relief, people suffe

the case in the supreme court. and on this monumental day, my houghts with phyllis lyon, meantors to so many of us in san francisco about civic engagement, some of that civic engagement related to lgbtq rights. they were an inspiration to many of us. when people say to me, it's easy for you to be for some of these things because you are from san francisco and you are tolerant. that is a condescending word. this is not about tolerance, this is about respect of the lgbtq community. this is about taking pride and that is what we do. r phyllis and dell and older lgbtq workers striving to provide for their families, young people, this is a transform mative moment. after they stook took to the streets to fight against harassment and hate we take pride in the progress we have fodged together. our founders wrote in the preamble the blessings of liberty referred to be the birthright of all americans. to bring our nation closer to the founding promise of liberty and justice for all. we today pass the equality act and timely fully end discrimination against lgbtq americans. lgbtq people deserve

as a child, and my mother was republican with the phyllis shipley lines. she said, you will be drafted. you will be sent to vietnam, and what if you are on the battlefield, it is your time of the month, what are you going to do? it is so silly. just past the law. please. host: how important is this to you? will you be deciding your on thential vote based e.r.a.? caller: first, defeat trump. second, pass the e.r.a. host: let's go to next scene. caller: good morning, america. thank you for taking my call. this e.r.a. situation, i am going to relate a little bit of history. company inortune 500 the country that back in 1960's had a battery factory. the women in that factory came up with a high percentage of children with birth defects. this company, being compassionate decided not to age,women of childbearing only women that had been sterilized. the women after a while filed suit, and they one against this company. as far as hiring women in the workplace, you cannot be equal because men can work 365 days a year. a woman cannot work 365 days a year because she will be taking off du

this monumental day, my houghts with phyllis lyon, meantors to so many of us in san francisco about civic engagement, some of that civic engagement related to lgbtq rights. they were an inspiration to many of us. when people say to me, it's easy for you to be for some of these things because you are from san francisco and you are tolerant. that is a condescending word. this is not about tolerance, this is about respect of the lgbtq community. this is about taking pride and that is what we do. r phyllis and dell and older lgbtq workers striving to provide for their families, young people, this is a transform mative moment. after they stook took to the streets to fight against harassment and hate we take pride in the progress we have fodged together. our founders wrote in the preamble the blessings of liberty referred to be the birthright of all americans. to bring our nation closer to the founding promise of liberty and justice for all. we today pass the equality act and timely fully end discrimination against lgbtq americans. lgbtq people deserve full civil rights protection in the