Congress Quote by Patricia Ireland

The way that same-sex marriage should reach the federal level is that it absolutely should be decided by the Supreme Court as quickly as…

— Tony Kushner

As I say, I can't wait until Congress - half of Congress can get pregnant so we can quit fighting about birth control and…

— Cecile Richards

Undecided," while running for re-election to state Senate in 1998, in response to an Outlines questionnaire asking, "Do you favor legalizing same-sex marriage?

— Barack Obama

If I were in Congress in 1996, I would have voted for the Defense of Marriage Act, which used Congress's constitutional authority to define…

— Ron Paul

Congress should get the job done.

— Anonymous

I consider abortion to be a deeply personal and intimate issue for women and I don't believe male legislators should even vote on the…

— Alan K. Simpson

I think it's best if there's an amendment that goes on the ballot where the people can weigh in. Every time this issue has…

— Michele Bachmann

No Congress ever has seen fit to amend the Constitution to address any issue related to marriage. No Constitutional Amendment was needed to ban…

— Judy Biggert

If you give Congress a chance to vote on both sides of an issue, it will always do it.

— Les Aspin

There's an assault on human sexuality, as Judge Scalia said, they've taken sides in the culture war and on top of that if we…

— Pat Robertson

I think gay marriage should be the national law.

— Rose McGowan

Today, I will vote in support of the Marriage Protection Amendment. I shall do so because like President Bush, I strongly believe that marriage…

— Nick Lampson