"I would associate myself with the comments of Director Berry with regard to this point."
"The Federal Government simply does not effectively compete with these companies for every talented person; we fail to offer comparable job benefits to our employees."
"Under current law, the Federal Government cannot offer basic benefits like health insurance, life insurance, dental or vision insurance to domestic partners of our gay and lesbian Federal employees."
"This critical legislation will provide health, life and survivor benefits to same-sex domestic partners of Federal employees."
"Mr. Chairman, I appear before you today both as the lead author of this legislation, but also as a lesbian Federal employee who has been in a committed relationship with my partner, Lauren, for over 1..."
"the option is available for a heterosexual couple to marry, and then these employment benefits would flow automatically on the basis of that marriage and that spousal relationship."
"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."
"this is a mechanism that allows people like myself who've been in a 13-plus-year relationship to be able to provide for my family."
"Congresswoman Baldwin has recommended it be filed with OPM."