| Senator's Name: |
Barbara Mikulski, Democrat |
| Website: |
http://mikulski.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: |
?A constitutional amendment is not about helping families?It is an election-year ploy to divide and conquer. With our country at war in Iraq, we do not need a cultural war here at home.? Mikulski said she supported civil unions that would permit same-sex couples ?the same legal and financial protections as everyone else.? ? Washington Post, February 27, 2004. ?It puts in the Federal law books what has always been the definition of a marriage?the legal union between one man and one woman. This bill also allows each State to determine for itself what is considered a marriage under that State?s laws, and not to be bound by the decisions made by other States.? Congressional Record, September 10, 1996.
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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: |
Benjamin Cardin, Democrat |
| Website: |
http://cardin.senate.gov/ |
| Federal DOMA in 1996: |
As a House Representative, Cardin voted for the federal DOMA in 1996 but against the Marriage Protection Amendment in 2004 and 2006. |
| Senator's Comments: |
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| FMA Cloture in July 2004: |
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