[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 20 (Tuesday, February 24, 2004)]
[House]
[Page H518]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   IN SUPPORT OF PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT REGARDING MARRIAGE

  (Mr. PENCE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, after weeks of legal and moral confusion, 
from Massachusetts to California, today President George W. Bush called 
on this Congress to adopt a constitutional amendment defining marriage 
historically and culturally as it has ever been, as the union between a 
man and a woman. In so doing, President George W. Bush brought moral 
clarity to the debate by calling for this amendment banning gay 
marriage, in his words, preventing courts from changing that ``most 
enduring of human institutions.''
  And so marriage is. Ordained by God, confirmed by law, marriage is 
the glue of the family and the safest harbor for children. Congress 
should heed President Bush's courageous moral leadership, pass the 
marriage amendment, and affirm the confidence of the American people in 
our ability to defend their most cherished of institutions.

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