DOMA: Important Info About Following Today’s Senate Hearing

This morning the Senate Judiciary Committee will be holding an historic, first-ever, hearing on repealing DOMA, the federal Defense of Marriage Act.

Hearing before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary

On

“S.598, The Respect for Marriage Act: Assessing the Impact of DOMA on American Families”
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Hart Senate Office Building, Room 216
9:45 a.m.

 

WHEN: The hearing is scheduled to begin at 9:45 AM Eastern time.

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WHO:

UPDATED Witness List

Panel I

The Honorable John Lewis
United States Congressman
State of Georgia

The Honorable Steve King
United States Congressman
State of Iowa

The Honorable Jerrold Nadler
United States Congressman
State of New York

Panel II

Ron Wallen
Indio, CA

Thomas Minnery
Senior Vice President for Public Policy
Focus on the Family
Colorado Springs, CO

Andrew Sorbo
Cheshire, CT

Susan M. Murray
Ferrisburgh, VT

Panel III

Joe Solmonese
President
The Human Rights Campaign
Washington, DC

David Austin R. Nimocks
Senior Legal Counsel
Alliance Defense Fund
Washington, DC

Edward Whelan
President
Ethics and Public Policy Center
Washington, DC

Evan Wolfson
Founder and Executive Director
Freedom to Marry
New York, NY