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Meng issues statement hailing the Supreme Court's decisions on DOMA and Prop 8

June 26, 2013
U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) today issued the following statement hailing the Supreme Court’s decisions on the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and California’s Proposition 8 (Prop 8):
“The Supreme Court’s rulings on DOMA and Prop 8 are great decisions, and huge wins for marriage equality in America.
I am proud to stand in support of equal rights for all Americans, and I cannot be happier to celebrate today’s historic decisions that finally provide same-sex couples with the equality they deserve.
DOMA and Prop 8 were codified as legal discrimination against a particular population, and they should have never been enacted into law. People should not be told who they can marry. Love is love, period.
I urge federal officials to grant same-sex couples with full access to federal benefits as quickly as possible, as the Supreme Court ordered today.
I also congratulate plaintiff Edith Windsor, a trailblazing New Yorker who had the guts and determination to fight this battle all the way to the highest court in the land.
While today’s decisions are tremendous steps forward, the majority of states still do not allow same-sex couples to get married. We must therefore continue the fight to achieve full marriage equality throughout our nation so that one day same sex marriage will be legal everywhere in America. I hope that day will come very soon.”
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