President Obama recognized and acknowledged that fact when he signed the memorandum calling it just a start.
He went on to say that, as Americans, we are all affected when our promises of equality go unfulfilled.
The passage of H.R. 2517 is essential to accomplishing both of these goals.
Surely, the public interest requires that these obligations also apply to partners of gay and lesbian office holders.
the President took an important first step toward addressing these shortfalls when he signed the memorandum last month d...
This legislation is a valuable business opportunity for the Federal Government to enhance our recruitment and our retent...
the Federal Government cannot recognize these marriages because of DOMA, the Defense of Marriage Act
that would require a separate act of Congress, one that I support strongly, which would be repeal of title 3 of the Defe...
Should they desire those benefits, they would have the option of marrying, and that is a choice open to them.
the option is available for a heterosexual couple to marry, and then these employment benefits would flow automatically ...
the way this legislation would work in practice recognizes the fact we have Federal employees around the world
I represent a district with a world-class university, the University of Wisconsin-Madison...
The option exists for opposite-sex couples to marry in every State of the Union.
What happened to those 500 that left? I heard my friend from Texas talk about how 71 have returned to the battlefield.
Congresswoman Baldwin has recommended it be filed with OPM.
That would be very welcome.
I think additional clarity, because of the progress being made in a number of States, is warranted.
I would hope that the fact that literally thousands of private sector corporations and State and local units of governme...
