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Snowe Comments on Bush Call for Constitutional Amendment on Marriage

Date: Feb. 24, 2004
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Marriage Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

SNOWE COMMENTS ON BUSH CALL FOR CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ON MARRIAGE

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Olympia J. Snowe issued the following statement today on the announcement by President Bush calling for a constitutional amendment defining marriage as being between a man and a woman:

"As defined in the Defense of Marriage of Act (DoMA) that was overwhelmingly passed by the Congress and signed into law by President Clinton in 1996, which I supported, I continue to believe that 'marriage' is between a man and a woman. Should this be challenged, the next step would be for the issue to be considered by the federal courts. As the law of the land, I would hope DoMA is upheld and enforced making the consideration of a constitutional amendment unnecessary."

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