Chairman Mark Meadows (R-NC): “That is their [Senator Lee and Rep. Raul Labrador] intent. It is not to discriminate. In fact, if anything, it is to stop discrimination and that needs to be the underlying principle here today.”
Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH): “That is exactly why we have a First Amendment – you do not have to check your beliefs. … That’s what this country’s about.”
Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-SC): “I’ll ask the same questions about Catholic churches – should they lose their tax exempt status if they won’t marry gay couples?”
Witnesses and testimonies: The Honorable Mike LeeThe Honorable Raúl Labrador
U.S. Congressman
Idaho 1st Congressional District
The Honorable Barney Frank
Former U.S. Congressman
Massachusetts 4th Congressional District
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Mr. Kelvin Cochran
Former Fire Chief
Atlanta Fire Department
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Ms. Kristen Waggoner
Senior Counsel and Senior Vice President, U.S. Legal Advocacy
Alliance Defending Freedom
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Mr. Matthew J. Franck, Ph.D.
Appearing in Personal Capacity
Mr. Jim Obergefell
Appearing in Personal Capacity
Ms. Katherine Franke
Isidor and Seville Sulzbacher Professor of Law, Director, Center for Gender and Sexuality Law
Columbia School of Law
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