Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) issued a statement following the Supreme Court’s Wednesday decision to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act, hailing this as a “historic day for our country.”
“Today is a historic day for our country on its long march towards upholding the fundamental values this country was founded upon of fairness, equality and justice. I am overjoyed the Supreme Court has ruled to end the discrimination that had been enshrined into U.S. law,” Gillibrand said. “Now that the Supreme Court has ruled DOMA is unconstitutional, Congress must do its job and get this corrosive law off the books so there is certainty for all loving committed couples across state lines. I promise to work hard to pass the Respect for Marriage Act and finally put the discriminatory DOMA policy into the dustbin of history where it belongs.”
Gillibrand was an original co-sponsor of the Respect for Marriage Act.
