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MERI commends Sen. Whitehouse for committee vote to repeal DOMA
PROVIDENCE – Marriage Equality Rhode Island Campaign Director Ray Sullivan issued the following statement today after the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee passed a historic measure to end the so-called Defense of Marriage Act, with the help of Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse:
“Today, Sen. Whitehouse showed us what real character and leadership look like. His unwavering commitment to equal rights and recognition for all American citizens was further buffeted this afternoon by his vote to pass the Respect for Marriage Act and moves America one step closer to bringing DOMA’s hurtful and harmful discrimination to a permanent end.
Equality supporters are grateful to Sen. Whitehouse as well as to Congressman Jim Langevin and Congressman David Cicilline for cosponsoring this important civil rights legislation,” Sullivan said.
Sen. Jack Reed is the only member of the Rhode Island delegation who has yet to announce whether he will support the Respect for Marriage Act. As a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, he voted in favor or passing DOMA in 1996.
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