| Senator's Name: |
Olympia Snowe, Republican |
| Website: |
http://snowe.senate.gov/ |
| Federal DOMA in 1996: |
This senator voted for the federal DOMA in 1996 but against the Marriage Protection Amendment in 2004 and 2006. |
| Senator's Comments: |
Snowe indicated that the president?s proposal is currently unnecessary, but she did not rule out support for a constitutional ban at some point. Snowe said in a written statement that she believes marriage is between a man and a woman, but indicated that Bush?s proposed amendment is premature because the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act remains in effect. ?Should this be challenged, the next step would be for the issue to be considered by the federal courts,? Snowe said, adding that she hopes the law is upheld because that would make a constitutional amendment unnecessary.? Portland Press Herald Writer, February 25, 2004.
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| FMA Cloture in July 2004: |
This senator voted against the cloture concerning the FMA July 2004.
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| Senator's Name: |
Susan Collins, Republican |
| Website: |
http://collins.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: |
?Jen Burita, Collins? spokeswoman, said [Collins] opposes a constitutional amendment as long as [DOMA] remains in effect.? Portland Press Herald Writer (Portland, Maine), February 25, 2004. ?Susan Collins of Maine said this week that [the FMA] is ?not needed.? ? Gay City News, Vol. 2, Issue 41, October 9, 2003. ?I don?t, at this point see the need for a constitutional amendment as long as the Defense of Marriage Act remains on the books, and that clearly protects the traditional right of states to define marriage as between a man and a woman.? ? The Boston Globe, March 29, 2004.
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| FMA Cloture in July 2004: |
This senator voted against the cloture concerning the FMA July 2004.
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