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July 12, 2016
Committee Considers Labrador Bill to Protect Religious Freedom
Raúl Labrador
Oct. 26, 2015
Letter to Carolyn W. Colvin, Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration and Loretta Lynch, Attoney General - Lawmakers Call on Social Security Administration to Treat Same-Sex Marriages Equally
Keith Ellison, ...
July 9, 2015
Letter to Loretta Lynch, Attorney General - Same-Sex Marriage Licenses
Keith Ellison, ...
June 26, 2015
Fleming: Traditional Marriage Still Best For Children & Society
John Fleming
June 26, 2015
Labrador Issues Statement Regarding Court's Ruling in Marriage Case
Raúl Labrador
June 26, 2015
Rep. Ellison Celebrates Supreme Court Ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges
Keith Ellison
June 19, 2015
Newsletter: Protecting a Fundamental Right: Religious Liberty
Raúl Labrador
June 17, 2015
Labrador, Lee Introduce Bill Protecting Religious Liberty
Raúl Labrador, ...
April 28, 2015
Hartzler, Fleming, and Pitts Release Statement on SCOTUS Oral Arguments
John Fleming, ...
Oct. 7, 2014
Labrador Responds to 9th Circuit Ruling on Marriage
Raúl Labrador
Oct. 6, 2014
Ellison, Grijalva: Thirty States Down--Twenty to Go
Keith Ellison, ...
Sept. 30, 2014
Letter to Carolyn Colvin, Commisioner of the Social Security Administration - Same Sex Couples and Social Security Benefits
Keith Ellison, ...
May 22, 2014
Letter to Carolyn Colvin, Social Security Administration Acting Commissioner- Same-Sex Spouses Deserve Equal Social Security Benefits
Keith Ellison, ...
Sept. 19, 2013
Scalise Joins Bipartisan Coalition in Introducing Marriage and Religious Freedom Act
Raúl Labrador, ...
Sept. 19, 2013
Labrador Leads Bipartisan Coalition in Introducing Marriage and Religious Freedom Act
Raúl Labrador
July 8, 2013
Immigration
John Fleming
June 26, 2013
Fleming: The Supreme Court Got it Wrong.
John Fleming
June 26, 2013
Rep Keith Ellison: America Is One Step Closer To Liberty And Justice For All
Keith Ellison
June 26, 2013
Griffin: Voice of Arkansas Voters on Marriage Still Stands
Tim Griffin
May 14, 2013
Rep. Ellison Applauds Passage Of Marriage Equality In Minnesota
Keith Ellison
March 1, 2013
212 Members of Congress File Historic Amicus Brief on DOMA Case before U.S. Supreme Court
Keith Ellison, ...
Sept. 7, 2012
Pelosi, Nadler, 143 House Members File New Amicus Brief on Federal Case Against DOMA
Keith Ellison, ...
Aug. 15, 2012
St. Louis Park Patch - Keith Ellison Answers Patch Readers' Questions (Part 1)
Keith Ellison
July 10, 2012
Pelosi, Nadler, 130 House Members File Amicus Brief on Federal Case Against DOMA
Keith Ellison, ...
June 6, 2012
Same-Sex Ceremony on Army Base Denounced by Rep. Fleming
John Fleming
Nov. 2, 2011
Letter to Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell
Todd Rokita, ...
July 22, 2011
Statements from Governor O'Malley and Lt. Governor Brown on Decision to Sponsor Same Sex Marriage Legislation in 2012 Legislative Session
Anthony Brown, ...
March 22, 2011
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Concern over Decision to Not Enforce the Defense of Marriage Act
John Fleming, ...
March 9, 2011
Protecting and Defending the Rule of Law in DOMA
John Fleming
Sept. 27, 2010
Blog: A True Fighter for Equality
Alexi Giannoulias
Aug. 4, 2010
Blog: Prop 8
Alexi Giannoulias
June 15, 2010
Blog: Guest Post: Rep. John Fleming
John Fleming
March 2, 2010
Giannoulias Statement On Supreme Court's D.C. Gay Marriage Decision
Alexi Giannoulias
Jan. 20, 2010
Health Care Legislation Contains A Marriage Penalty
John Fleming
Jan. 1, 2016
Issue Position: Progress for Equity and Equality
Karin Power
Jan. 1, 2016
Issue Position: Religious Freedom
John Fleming
Jan. 1, 2016
Issue Position: Protecting Life
Raúl Labrador
Jan. 1, 2014
Issue Position: True Conservative Values
Rita Allison
Jan. 1, 2014
Issue Position: LGBT
Keith Ellison
Jan. 1, 2014
Issue Position: Fighting to Protect the Family and Rights of the Unborn
Raúl Labrador
Jan. 1, 2014
Issue Position: Fighting for Equal Rights for All Marylanders
Brooke Lierman
Jan. 1, 2014
Issue Position: Marriage
Tom McMillin
Jan. 1, 2014
Issue Position: Constitutional Freedoms
Shenna Bellows
Jan. 1, 2013
Issue Position: LGBT Equality
Rob Bonta
Jan. 1, 2012
Issue Position: Pass Marriage Equality Legislation
Gregg Amore
Jan. 1, 2012
Issue Position: Defending Traditional Marriage
Martha Zoller
Jan. 1, 2012
Issue Position: Family Values
Alan Morrison
Jan. 1, 2012
Issue Position: Defend Traditional Marriage
Tom McMillin
Jan. 1, 2012
Issue Position: Traditional Values
Glen Mulready
Jan. 1, 2012
Issue Position: Civil Rights
William Tong
Date
Title
Politician
July 12, 2016
Committee Considers Labrador Bill to Protect Religious Freedom
Raúl Labrador
Oct. 26, 2015
Letter to Carolyn W. Colvin, Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration and Loretta Lynch, Attoney General - Lawmakers Call on Social Security Administration to Treat Same-Sex Marriages Equally
Keith Ellison, ...
July 9, 2015
Letter to Loretta Lynch, Attorney General - Same-Sex Marriage Licenses
Keith Ellison, ...
June 26, 2015
Fleming: Traditional Marriage Still Best For Children & Society
John Fleming
June 26, 2015
Labrador Issues Statement Regarding Court's Ruling in Marriage Case
Raúl Labrador
June 26, 2015
Rep. Ellison Celebrates Supreme Court Ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges
Keith Ellison
June 19, 2015
Newsletter: Protecting a Fundamental Right: Religious Liberty
Raúl Labrador
June 17, 2015
Labrador, Lee Introduce Bill Protecting Religious Liberty
Raúl Labrador, ...
April 28, 2015
Hartzler, Fleming, and Pitts Release Statement on SCOTUS Oral Arguments
John Fleming, ...
Oct. 7, 2014
Labrador Responds to 9th Circuit Ruling on Marriage
Raúl Labrador
Oct. 6, 2014
Ellison, Grijalva: Thirty States Down--Twenty to Go
Keith Ellison, ...
Sept. 30, 2014
Letter to Carolyn Colvin, Commisioner of the Social Security Administration - Same Sex Couples and Social Security Benefits
Keith Ellison, ...
May 22, 2014
Letter to Carolyn Colvin, Social Security Administration Acting Commissioner- Same-Sex Spouses Deserve Equal Social Security Benefits
Keith Ellison, ...
Sept. 19, 2013
Scalise Joins Bipartisan Coalition in Introducing Marriage and Religious Freedom Act
Raúl Labrador, ...
Sept. 19, 2013
Labrador Leads Bipartisan Coalition in Introducing Marriage and Religious Freedom Act
Raúl Labrador
July 8, 2013
Immigration
John Fleming
June 26, 2013
Fleming: The Supreme Court Got it Wrong.
John Fleming
June 26, 2013
Rep Keith Ellison: America Is One Step Closer To Liberty And Justice For All
Keith Ellison
June 26, 2013
Griffin: Voice of Arkansas Voters on Marriage Still Stands
Tim Griffin
May 14, 2013
Rep. Ellison Applauds Passage Of Marriage Equality In Minnesota
Keith Ellison
March 1, 2013
212 Members of Congress File Historic Amicus Brief on DOMA Case before U.S. Supreme Court
Keith Ellison, ...
Sept. 7, 2012
Pelosi, Nadler, 143 House Members File New Amicus Brief on Federal Case Against DOMA
Keith Ellison, ...
Aug. 15, 2012
St. Louis Park Patch - Keith Ellison Answers Patch Readers' Questions (Part 1)
Keith Ellison
July 10, 2012
Pelosi, Nadler, 130 House Members File Amicus Brief on Federal Case Against DOMA
Keith Ellison, ...
June 6, 2012
Same-Sex Ceremony on Army Base Denounced by Rep. Fleming
John Fleming
Nov. 2, 2011
Letter to Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell
Todd Rokita, ...
July 22, 2011
Statements from Governor O'Malley and Lt. Governor Brown on Decision to Sponsor Same Sex Marriage Legislation in 2012 Legislative Session
Anthony Brown, ...
March 22, 2011
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Concern over Decision to Not Enforce the Defense of Marriage Act
John Fleming, ...
March 9, 2011
Protecting and Defending the Rule of Law in DOMA
John Fleming
Sept. 27, 2010
Blog: A True Fighter for Equality
Alexi Giannoulias
Aug. 4, 2010
Blog: Prop 8
Alexi Giannoulias
June 15, 2010
Blog: Guest Post: Rep. John Fleming
John Fleming
March 2, 2010
Giannoulias Statement On Supreme Court's D.C. Gay Marriage Decision
Alexi Giannoulias
Jan. 20, 2010
Health Care Legislation Contains A Marriage Penalty
John Fleming
Jan. 1, 2016
Issue Position: Progress for Equity and Equality
Karin Power
Jan. 1, 2016
Issue Position: Religious Freedom
John Fleming
Jan. 1, 2016
Issue Position: Protecting Life
Raúl Labrador
Jan. 1, 2014
Issue Position: True Conservative Values
Rita Allison
Jan. 1, 2014
Issue Position: LGBT
Keith Ellison
Jan. 1, 2014
Issue Position: Fighting to Protect the Family and Rights of the Unborn
Raúl Labrador
Jan. 1, 2014
Issue Position: Fighting for Equal Rights for All Marylanders
Brooke Lierman
Jan. 1, 2014
Issue Position: Marriage
Tom McMillin
Jan. 1, 2014
Issue Position: Constitutional Freedoms
Shenna Bellows
Jan. 1, 2013
Issue Position: LGBT Equality
Rob Bonta
Jan. 1, 2012
Issue Position: Pass Marriage Equality Legislation
Gregg Amore
Jan. 1, 2012
Issue Position: Defending Traditional Marriage
Martha Zoller
Jan. 1, 2012
Issue Position: Family Values
Alan Morrison
Jan. 1, 2012
Issue Position: Defend Traditional Marriage
Tom McMillin
Jan. 1, 2012
Issue Position: Traditional Values
Glen Mulready
Jan. 1, 2012
Issue Position: Civil Rights
William Tong
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