Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I am so honored to see you presiding over this very important legislation. And I thank the gentleman for yielding and for the leadership of bringing this important legislation to the floor. Mr. Nadler has been in the lead on this for decades. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support for the Respect for Marriage Act, bipartisan and bicameral legislation to enshrine into law a fundamental freedom, the right to marry whomever you choose. As radical justices and rightwing politicians continue their assault on our basic rights, Democrats believe that the government has no place between you and the person you love. Let us salute Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler for his persistent leadership on this issue. It was 13 years ago, Chairman Nadler, alongside then-Representative, now-Senator Tammy Baldwin, Senator Dianne Feinstein, and others introduced a bill by the same name to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act. Defense of marriage; proposed by somebody who had been married three times. We don't know which marriage he was defending. And today, we will finally achieve that long-held goal. I really don't care how many times somebody is married. I care about how they try to impose their hypocrisy on others. Thank you also to the Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus Chair David Cicilline, and all of the members of the Caucus, for being tireless voices in the fight for full equality. Mr.…”