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Rep Anna Eshoo

Eshoo Statement on Supreme Court Rulings in Favor of Equality for LGBT Americans

June 26, 2013

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Rep. Anna G. Eshoo (D-Palo Alto), member of the LGBT Equality Caucus and longtime advocate for LGBT rights, issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act, and ruled the appeal for California's Proposition 8 was without standing:

"Generations of Americans have fought for the preeminent promise of our country—that every person is afforded the same fundamental rights as stated in our Constitution, with the promise of liberty and justice for all.

"Today, the decisions of the Supreme Court make real the words and the promise of our Constitution by striking down unfair barriers for same-sex couples and returning marriage equality to California. Now, the fullness of our Constitution reaches into the lives of millions of Americans, making our nation a more perfect union."

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