Bob Barr: “I would like to address all of our colleagues here in the House, those listening as well as those that are on the floor…”

“I would like to address all of our colleagues here in the House, those listening as well as those that are on the floor, on both sides of the aisle, because this clearly is a nonpartisan matter. One merely has to look at the long list of cosponsors from both sides of the aisle. One has to look no further than the thousands of communications to Members of Congress on this legislation and recognize it is very much bipartisan. The issue is clear and not even remotely complex. With this amendment, with the Frank amendment, if Members believe that one State can now define 'spouse' or 'marriage' for all Federal purposes, if you believe that it is fiscally responsible to throw open the doors of the U.S. Treasury, and if you believe that the will of the vast majority of the American citizens has no meaning, no importance whatsoever, then vote for the Frank amendment because it represents and does all three of those things.”