Democrats Eyeing DOMA Repeal
They may not have the votes for passage, but Senate Democrats say they aren’t giving up on their push to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act.
“No, I don’t believe it does at this stage,” Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) said when asked whether her legislation to repeal the 1996 law that defines marriage as between one man and one woman has 60 votes in the Senate.
But she insisted that next month’s Judiciary Committee markup of the bill is important to build momentum for repeal and said it is likely to be approved by the committee.
“Look, some battles take 10 years, some take five, some take two, it all depends,” she said. “We’re in it for the long haul, and it could go on for years. I’m not clairvoyant. I don’t know. I do know it’s the right thing to do.”