Congressman Cleaver Joins NOH8 Campaign

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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."

Nearly 70 Members of Congress are a part of this year's event, one that began three years ago. Since that time, 100 Members of Congress have joined with millions of Americans to fight inequality.

The NOH8 photo campaign launched this week -- in anticipation of Supreme Court rulings on the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and on California's Proposition 8. It is a campaign focusing on creating an awareness concerning freedom and equality for all Americans.

"It is a foundation on which this country was formed," said Congressman Cleaver. "It is basic and simple, yet so critically fundamental. It is about freedom and justice for all."

For more information on the NOH8 On The Hill Campaign please visit: http://www.noh8campaign.com/article/noh8onthehill3

For more information please contact: Michele Rooney michele.rooney@mail.house.gov

Emanuel Cleaver, II is the U.S. Representative for Missouri's Fifth Congressional District, which includes Kansas City, Independence, Lee's Summit, Raytown, Grandview, Sugar Creek, Blue Springs, Grain Valley, Oak Grove, North Kansas City, Gladstone, Claycomo, and all of Ray, Lafayette, and Saline Counties. He is a member of the exclusive House Financial Services Committee and also serves as a Senior Whip of the Democratic Caucus.

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