Members of Congress respond to DOMA decision

Members of Congress respond to DOMA decision
Celeste Lavin

While the White House has been silent regarding the Mass. judge’s finding that the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional, members of Congress have begun to respond.

Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), who proposed a bill in September to repeal DOMA, said, “Today’s circuit court ruling is a historic victory in the march toward marriage equality and a vindication of the core principle of equal protection under the law,” reported the International Business Times.
He continued, “The decision clearly affirms this nation’s fundamental guarantee that no class of citizens will be singled out for unequal treatment.”

Nadler’s bill has 112 co-sponsors, but is missing the key signatures of Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), who is one of the three openly gay members of Congress. While both Pelosi and Frank have said they disagree with DOMA, neither are seeking legislative action on the matter.

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