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Chuck Schumer's Public Statements on Issue: Marriage

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12/13/2022 TRANSCRIPT: Majority Leader Schumer Remarks At The White House Signing Ceremony For The Respect For Marriage Act
12/13/2022 Tweet - "I joined @POTUS on the South Lawn today as he signed the Respect for Marriage Act into law. This landmark civil rights legislation builds on generations of advocacy to bring stability and security to millions of LGBTQ and interracial couples."
12/13/2022 Tweet - "Marriage equality is personal to so many of us. My daughter and her wife are expecting a baby next spring, and I want them to be able to raise their child with all the love and security that every child deserves. I'm so proud the Respect for Marriage Act is now law."
12/08/2022 Tweet - "We passed the Respect for Marriage Act in the Senate. It passed the House today. And now it's on its way to @POTUS to become law. No matter who you are or who you love, you deserve dignity and equal treatment under the law."
11/29/2022 Tweet - "With the passage of the Respect for Marriage Act, the Senate has sent a message to Americans everywhere: No matter who you are or who you love, you deserve dignity and equal treatment under the law."
11/29/2022 Tweet - "The Respect for Marriage Act is deeply personal for so many of us. My daughter and her wife are expecting a baby next spring. This bill would ensure their rights--and the rights of millions of LGBTQ+ Americans--won't be trampled upon simply because they're in a same-sex marriage."
11/16/2022 Tweet - "BIG NEWS: The Senate just voted to move forward on the Respect for Marriage Act. No one in a same-sex marriage or an interracial marriage should have to worry if their marriage will be invalidated. No one should be discriminated against because of who they love."
11/14/2022 Tweet - "With the Respect for Marriage Act: I just took steps on the Senate floor to set up a first procedural vote for Wednesday on legislation to codify marriage equality into law. No American should ever be discriminated against because of who they love."
09/14/2022 Tweet - "Justice Thomas has been very clear that the Supreme Court decision protecting marriage equality should be reconsidered. We have a responsibility to act, and this Senate will vote on protecting marriage equality."
09/08/2022 Tweet - "While MAGA Republicans escalate their rhetoric against marriage equality, we've heard Senate Republicans suggest that a vote isn't necessary. With the threat from the MAGA Supreme Court, we have a responsibility to act. This Senate will vote on the Respect For Marriage Act."
07/20/2022 Tweet - "Last night, the House passed Respect for Marriage Act to enshrine marriage equality into federal law. This legislation is so important. I'm working with Senator Baldwin, one of our Senate leaders on this bill, to get the necessary Republican support to pass it in the Senate."
10/26/2015 Letter to Carolyn W. Colvin, Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration and Loretta Lynch, Attoney General - Lawmakers Call on Social Security Administration to Treat Same-Sex Marriages Equally
10/26/2015 Letter to Carolyn Colvin, Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, and Loretta Lynch, Attorney General - Implement Supreme Court Marriage Equality Decisions
04/10/2015 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Calling for a Vote on Amendments to Budget Resolution
07/08/2013 Letter to Janet Napolitano, Secretary of Homeland Security - Civil Rights and Marriage Equality
06/26/2013 The Post-Standard - Central New York Congressional Delegation Praises Supreme Court Gay Rights Ruling
03/01/2013 212 Members of Congress File Historic Amicus Brief on DOMA Case before U.S. Supreme Court
06/19/2006 Marriage Protection Amendment
05/22/2003 PANEL III OF A HEARING OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TERRORIST ATTACKS UPON THE UNITED STATES
05/21/2003 Computer Spam
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