Cicilline blasts Taylor Greene for opposing Equality Act Bill providing legal safeguards for LGBTQ people passes House but faces uncertain future in the Senate By Edward Fitzpatrick Globe Staff,Updated February 26, 2021, 12:12 p.m. Email to a Friend Representative David N. Cicilline, right, stands with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senator Jerry Nadler, speaking about the Equality Act, on Thursday on Capitol Hill in Washington. Representative Mark Takano is behind Nadler.Jacquelyn Martin/Associated Press PROVIDENCE â US Representative David N. Cicilline says Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene just unintentionally showed why Congress needs to pass the Equality Act, the bill he has sponsored since 2016 to try to lock in legal safeguards for LGBTQ people.