Lois Cote

AT AGE 79 I MOURN DEEPLY, AND THIS BILL REMINDS ME ONCE AGAIN, THAT SO MANY MORE PEOPLE THAN I COULD EVER HAVE IMAGINED DO NOT BELIEVE ALL PEOPLE ARE BORN WITH INNATE DIGNITY AND WORTH, AND THAT IT ENRICHES OUR GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITIES AND STATE - AND OUR SOULS - TO RESPECT, HONOR, AND UPLIFT THIS TRUTH.