I was particularly pleased that, unlike some others, he did not exclude Muslims from that tradition.

how do you morally justify further disadvantaging that child by denying him or her benefits? Because that's what this bill allows.

This is a legislative enactment that essentially says that the fact that I live in a loving committed marriage with another man is somehow a threat to other people's freedom.

I do guard the station. I hope you're not, Representative Mulvaney, equating a tax exemption with a Federal grant.

If you're going to dip your fingers in the Federal till, don't complain if a little democracy rubs off on them.

This bill--and I will differ specifically with Mr. Labrador on this--empowers people to take my tax money and use it to do things and then exclude me and Jim from its benefit.

Just as I would say if you say you'd believe in racial discrimination or religious discrimination, any time you are at an agency that's in charge of protecting and enforcing constitutional rights and you express your view that that…

I do not believe that we interfere with what the voters can do.

I am in favor of any opinion anywhere.

I was one of three Members of the House who voted against that. Three of us, Ron Paul, Dave Wu, and I voted to allow this bigot to continue to demonstrate his bigotry.

I don't feel respected. I don't feel that this is kind to single out what I do.