The following is a press release from Representative Tom Price of Georgia:
Washington, D.C. - House Republican Policy Committee Chairman Tom Price, M.D. (R-GA) issued the following statement after the Obama Administration announced that the Department of Justice would no longer defend the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in court.
"Millions of Americans are still out of work and our economy is under considerable strain thanks to the burdens imposed by the Obama Administration's debt-inducing agenda in Washington," said Chairman Price. "Rather than focus its attention on working with Republicans to cut spending and get our economy moving again, the administration is diverting its attention and abandoning the government's defense of marriage. This announcement by the Obama Administration is a political move at a time when the American people need leaders in Washington working together to solve our great challenges. Those who have fought to redefine marriage have often relied on the court to legislate from the bench rather than through their duly elected representatives in both Congress and state legislatures. Today's action by the White House will only encourage others to use the courts as a springboard to enact an agenda outside the legislative branches of government. Once again, this demonstrates a woeful lack of leadership on the part of the president and his administration."
As you may remember, the Defense of Marriage Act was passed by a vote of 85-14 in the United States Senate and a vote of 342-67 in the House of Representatives. It was signed into law by a Democrat president, Bill Clinton. President Obama has recently stated that he would no longer defend the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), that defines marriage as only between a man and a woman. Regardless of how you feel about DOMA, it is the duty of the President to encourage the enforcement of existing laws--not to pick and choose which laws he likes. We have a President--not a king. Although this may insure that the President gets the support of the people who oppose DOMA, refusing to defend a legally passed law is not good for the country. I am glad to see someone in Congress speaking out about this.
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