Illinois Senator Dick Durbin (D) strongly supports ending forms of discrimination that denies federal benefits to same sex marriages. Underscoring the "profound leadership" of Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-CA) with regard to calling for the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in the Senate Judiciary Committee, Durbin stated on Friday that he will urge support for the repeal. He said "I believe that we should have marriage equality in this country- that we should treat people fairly, that we should not discriminate against them in this circumstance."