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Air Date: November 8, 2011

Host: Jim Schneider

Guest: Mario Diaz

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Mario Diaz is the Policy Director for Legal Issues for Concerned Women for America.

As mentioned last Friday, The Respect for Marriage Act (S.598 in the Senate/Companion House bill H.R. 1116), a bill that if passed, would revoke the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), had its November 2nd vote by the Senate Judiciary Committee postponed until November 10th.

This Crosstalk takes another look at this deceptive legislation and if passed, how it will affect states that already recognize marriage as only between one man and one woman, how it will affect the polygamy challenge that already exists, what you can do to make your voice heard and more.

More Information:

Capitol Switchboard
202-224-3121
202-225-3121

Senate Judiciary Committee - Majority Office (202) 224-7703
Senate Judiciary Committee - Minority Office (202) 224-5225

Senate Judiciary Members:
Democrats:
Patrick Leahy (Vermont) - 202-224-4242
Herb Kohl (Wisconsin) - 202-224-5653
Dianne Feinstein (California) - 202-224-3841
Chuck Schumer (New York) - 202-224-6542
Dick Durbin (Illinois) - 202-224-2152
Sheldon Whitehouse (Rhode Island) - 202-224-2921
Amy Klobuchar (Minnesota) - 202-224-3244 (Corrected)
Al Franken (Minnesota) - 202-224-5641
Christopher Coons (Delaware) - 202-224-5042
Richard Blumenthal (Connecticut) - 202-224-2823

Republicans:
Chuck Grassley (Iowa) - 202-224-3744
Orrin Hatch (Utah) - 202-224-5251
Jon Kyl (Arizona) - 202-224-4521
Jeff Sessions (Alabama) - 202-224-4124
Lindsey Graham (South Carolina) - 202-224-5972
John Cornyn (Texas) - 202-224-2934
Michael Lee (Utah) - 202-224-5444
Tom Coburn (Oklahoma) - 202-224-5754