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Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) applauded President Obama’s support for marriage equality for same-sex couples.  Ranking Member Conyers is an original cosponsor of H.R. 1116, the “Respect for Marriage Act” which would repeal the so-called “Defense of Marriage Act” (DOMA).  As Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee during the 104^th Congress, Representative Conyers opposed DOMA in 1996.             

“I commend President Obama for his support of marriage equality.  The right to choose whom to marry is not just a civil right, but a fundamental human right.  That is why I opposed the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996 and support its repeal today.  And it is why  I strongly support President Obama taking a stand on this important moral issue.  President Obama and Vice President Biden have taken courageous, sound, and appropriate positions supporting equal rights for all Americans.”

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