(SOUTH CAROLINA, December 12, 2019) –– Today, presidential candidate for the Democratic nomination Tom Steyer released a statement on local efforts to make South Carolina the 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment:
"My wife Kat Taylor and I proudly stand with Representative Cobb-Hunter and her colleagues in bringing back the Equal Rights Amendment to the South Carolina State House. Now more than ever, our laws must reflect and embolden our values as a nation. That means ensuring that our government safeguards justice and equality for women and revitalizes the historic strides of the ERA from 47 years ago.
"Rep. Cobb-Hunter's leadership in South Carolina is more than just a call on our local and federal government to empower women under the law –– it is a call on South Carolina and those who haven't stepped forward to be stewards of American values. As president, I will fight tirelessly to ensure that every person in our country is treated with equality, justice, and decency."
Tom Steyer, Statement by Tom Steyer on South Carolina Efforts to Ratify the Equal Rights Amendment Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/366067