From: Date: Thu, 04 Aug 94 17:07:40 EDT ***************************************************************** PRESS RELEASE PRESS RELEASE PRESS RELEASE THE HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN FUND The Nation's Largest Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Political Group ***************************************************************** To contact the HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN FUND, please call us at (202)628-4160, fax us at (202) 347-5323 or write to us at PO Box 1396 Washington, DC 20013. WE CANNOT RESOPND TO E-MAIL. ***************************************************************** STATEMENT DISCRIMINATORY AMENDMENTS SPONSORED BY SEN. JESSE HELMS The nation was shocked this week when the United States Senate bowed to the hateful rhetoric of Sen. Jesse Helms and adopted an amendment to the Improving America's Schools Act that targeted gay youth, their families and their schools for discrimination. The Helms amendment to the education bill was a harsh and mean-spirited attack on vulnerable young people who need support. But that attack was only the tip of the iceberg. Jesse Helms is running amok on the floor of the United States Senate, waging a campaign of hate and discrimination. These divisive battles are wasting precious time and taxpayer money that should be spent addressing the real problems facing this country. We call on the Senate to stand up to hate, to stand up against discrimination -- and stop Jesse Helms. Helms has tacked anti-gay amendments onto everything from the agriculture appropriations bill, to the National Endowment for the Arts Funding, to the education bill. Now he is taking to the floor with a slew of new attacks on the rights and dignity of veterans and government employees. These amendments are not about good public policy -- they are vicious attacks on the freedom of American citizens. 1101 14th Street, NW Suite 200 Washington, DC 20005 phone:(202)628-4160 fax:(202) 347-5323