tireless never to make sure we forget the sacrifice and hard work that american women. phyllis' sister went on to work at 17 years of age as a drafts maverpb in the shipyard in california. the world war ii home front national historic park preserves the legacy for future generation. may crier went to work at boeing helping to build b-17 and b-29 bombers. today she is the foremost advocates fighting for recognition of the tremendous wartime contributions of american women. betty reed, park ranger at the rosie the riveter at the national historic park worked as a file clerk. today she is the oldest national park ranger in the country dedicated to bring the legacy to life for visitors. sheros and all the women who served on the home front deserve recognition from the country which they sacrificed so much. i urge my colleagues to stand with us and honor them with a congressional gold medal and i yield the rest of my time to ms. garcia. ms. garcia: i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 17

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