WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman (FL-23) released the following statement this morning as legal same-sex marriages began across Florida: “This is a momentous and moving day in Florida history. Today, we proudly turn the page on marriage discrimination and look toward a future that is more loving and closer to our ideals as a […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schulz (FL-23) released the following statement today after the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals declined to extend a stay related to Florida’s ban on same-sex marriage, paving the way for marriages to begin January 6th, 2015: “Our current state law against same-sex marriage is an incredible miscarriage of justice. […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) issued the following statement today after the Supreme Court declined to hear appeals in cases where states had struck down bans on same-sex marriage, effectively allowing marriages to begin in Virginia, Utah, Oklahoma, Indiana and Wisconsin and clearing the way for marriages in as many as six […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) issued the following statement today after a Monroe County judge overturned Florida’s ban on same-sex marriage: “Judge Luis Garcia took a bold and historic step today by declaring Florida’s ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional. Even in the face of Attorney General Bondi’s statement that she will appeal […]