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Castro Statement on the Supreme Court's Obergefell v. Hodges Ruling

Statement

Date: June 26, 2015
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Marriage Judicial Branch Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

Today, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled that states must issue licenses for and recognize same-sex marriages:

"Today, love prevailed. Finally, folks in each and every state can enjoy true marriage equality. This is welcome and overdue progress for our great nation, and I am proud that all committed, loving couples will now be treated fairly under the law."


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