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Wicker Statement on DOMA Ruling

Statement

Date: June 26, 2013
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Marriage Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Legal

U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., issued the following statement regarding the Supreme Court's decision, by a vote of 5-4, to overturn the "Defense of Marriage Act":

"I agree with the vast majority of Americans who believe that marriage should be between one man and one woman. The "Defense of Marriage Act' was approved with overwhelming bipartisan support -- by votes of 342 to 67 in the House of Representatives and 84 to 14 in the Senate and signed into law by President Bill Clinton. I believe passage of DOMA protected the sanctity of marriage, and I regret that the Court has overturned the act."


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