Statement on SCOTUS Marriage Debate

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Congressman Lamborn released the following statement after this week's oral arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court in Obergefell v. Hodges, the case determining whether the Constitution requires the states to redefine marriage to include same-sex couples:

"There is nothing in our Constitution that prohibits a state from retaining the time-honored definition of marriage as a union between one man and one woman, and the debate about the importance and public purpose of marriage should be left to the states. The Supreme Court does not have the authority to redefine marriage for the states, and I am hopeful the Supreme Court will respect the democratic process."

- Congressman Doug Lamborn (CO-05)

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