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New Polling Shows Opposition to Congress’ Focus on Federal Marriage Amendment
‘Voters want Congress focused on fixing America’s challenges, not creating more,’ said Human Rights Campaign Political Director Samantha Smoot.
Senate Committee Expected to Push Forward Discriminatory Amendment Tomorrow
‘With gas prices hitting $3 a gallon, millions living without health care, a broken immigration system and an endless war in Iraq, Congress should be helping make America stronger, not weaker by trying to put discrimination in the United States Constitution,’ said Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese. ‘Whether 40 pages or one sentence, any amendment that writes discrimination into the Constitution is wrong.’
President Bush’s Radio Address Makes Discriminatory Politics His Priority
'President Roosevelt started these radio addresses to unite Americans and President Bush is using them as a tool to divide us as a nation,' said Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese.
Politics of Discrimination and Distraction Fail as Senate Resoundingly Defeats Federal Marriage Amendment
‘President Bush and the Republican leadership gambled their dwindling political capital on a discriminatory amendment and came up empty,’ said Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese. ‘With the addition of Senators Specter and Gregg, not only did every senator who voted against discrimination in 2004 stand with us today but momentum is on the side of equality.’
Human Rights Campaign President Urges Pennsylvania Representatives to Reject Discrimination
Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese sends a letter to the 203 members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, who considered an amendment that would put discrimination into the state constitution and deny critical protections to thousands of Pennsylvania families.
American Academy of Pediatrics Report Underscores Need for Marriage Fairness
Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese makes a statement as the American Academy of Pediatrics journal published a report today finding that children of same-sex couples would benefit from marriage fairness for their parents.