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State Senator Information
Louisiana 		US Senators by State
US Senators and their Comments on FMA
Senator's Name: David Vitter, Republican
Website: http://vitter.senate.gov/
Federal DOMA in 1996: This senator was elected in 2004, therefore not present for the federal DOMA in 1996 or the Marriage Protection Amendment in 2004. The senator voted for the MPA in 2006.
Senator's Comments: Co-Sponsor of H.J. Res. 56, a constitutional amendment declaring that marriage in the U.S. shall consist only of the union of a man and a woman.

?This is a real outrage. The Hollywood left is redefining the most basic institution in human history, and our two U.S. Senators won?t do anything about it. We need a U.S. Senator who will stand up for Louisiana values, not Massachusetts?s values. I am the only Senate Candidate to coauthor the Federal Marriage Amendment; the only one fighting for its passage. I am the only candidate proposing changes to the senate rules to stop liberal obstructionists from preventing an up or down vote on issues like this, judges, energy, and on and on.? Source: News from the Campaign, ?Vitter Statement on Protecting the Sanctity of Marriage,? VitterforSenate.com
FMA Cloture in July 2004: This senator was elected in 2004, therefore not present for the FMA cloture vote in July 2004.
Senator's Name: Mary Landrieu, Democrat
Website: http://landrieu.senate.gov/
Federal DOMA in 1996: This senator was elected in 1996, therefore not present for the federal DOMA in 1996. The senator voted against the Marriage Protection Amendment in 2004 and 2006.
Senator's Comments: ?Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., joined many other Democrats last week in opposing President Bush's call for a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. She said states should be able to decide for themselves what constitutes marriage and that changing the Constitution would be ?an unnecessary and divisive step motivated more by politics than legal necessity.?? Times-Picayune, Feb. 29, 2004.
FMA Cloture in July 2004: This senator voted against the cloture concerning the FMA July 2004.


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