Defense of Marriage Act Repeal on Back Burner

The lead sponsor of legislation that would repeal the federal ban on gay marriage says he expects the bill will remain on the back burner for the next year. In a recent interview with gay weekly DC Agenda, New York Representative Jerrold Nadler said the bill is not ready for passage. Nadler introduced the Respect for Marriage Act in September. The bill quickly rounded up 100 co-sponsors in its first 30 days, including two of Congress' three openly gay members – U.S. Reps. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, and Jared Polis, D-Colorado. But the effort to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) has fallen victim to being a low priority, Nadler said. “The Respect for Marriage Act is a bill that we can't pass right now; we know we can't pass it right now,” he said. “Some of the people we're dealing with are very busy with a number of other things. There's not a sense of urgency, the sense that this bill has to have a Senate sponsor right now because it's going to pass right now, because it's not, so we're talking.” Full Story from On Top Magazine: http://www.ontopmag.com/article.aspx?id=4989&MediaType=1&Category=26

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