(8 Dec 2022)
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Washington, DC - 8 December 2022
1. Wide of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi enrolling the Respect for Marriage legislation
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House:
"Today, Congress sends the Respect for Marriage Act to the president's desk, a glorious triumph of love and freedom. Let us salute those who've legislated and advocated relentlessly to make this bill the law of the land."
3. Pelosi showing the bill surrounded by other lawmakers
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House:
"The Respect for Marriage Act takes key steps to uphold marriage equality under federal law. This is what we're celebrating. Tearing down the Defense of Marriage Act. Taking off the books for good. (Yeah.) Enshrining married couples right to equal protection. Requiring that every state recognize all valid marriages out of state as long as is recognized in their in the state of their marriage. The legislation reflects Democrats belief in the dignity, beauty and divinity of every person."
5. Pelosi and Schumer holding up bill following enrollment
6 . SOUNDBITE (English) Sen. Chuck Schumer, Majority Leader:
"This legislation is a chance to send a message to Americans everywhere. No matter who you are, who you love, you too deserve dignity and equal treatment under the law."
7. Lawmakers holding up bill after enrollment
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Sen. Chuck Schumer, Majority Leader:
As I've said many times, the Respect for Marriage Act is deeply personal to many of us in the Congress, many of us here, and certainly to me."
9. Lawmakers holding up bill after enrollment
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Sen. Tammy Baldwin, (D) Wisconsin:
"Many people are asking what the passage of this historic bill means to me as a member of the LGBTQ+ community. What I said to people who asked me a similar question in 2012 when I was first elected to the Senate, still rings true today. I didn't run for the Senate to make history. I ran to make a difference. But the difference today is that we get to do both. (Laughter) We're making history and making a difference for millions of Americans."
11. Pelosi and Rep. Jerold Nadler holding up enrolled bill
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Sen. Susan Collins, (R) Maine:
"Each and every one of us knows someone, has a relative, or are that person who is benefiting from this bill. And that's why it's so important. It's a bill that truly will make a difference to the lives of so many American families."
13. Slow zoom into Pelosi and Nadler holding up enrolled bill
STORYLINE:
Legislation protecting same-sex marriages is heading to President Joe Biden's desk after the House gave it final approval Thursday. It's a monumental step in a decadeslong battle for nationwide recognition of those unions, and it reflects a stark turnaround in societal attitudes.
President Joe Biden is expected to promptly sign the measure, which requires all states to recognize same-sex marriages. It is a relief for hundreds of thousands of couples who have married since the Supreme Court’s 2015 decision that legalized those marriages and have worried about what would happen if the ruling were overturned.
The bipartisan legislation, which passed 258-169 with almost 40 Republican votes, would also protect interracial unions by requiring states to recognize legal marriages regardless of “sex, race, ethnicity, or national origin.” After months of negotiations, the Senate passed the bill last week with 12 Republican votes.
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