Morgan spoke to HuffPost immediately after meeting with Haley. She said it went "very well. I was very pleased with the reception." She said she was able to explain her situation and "ask personally for Speaker Boehner not to defend DOMA because I may not have time to see this through the legislative process."

She also gave Haley a packet to give to Boehner with photos of her wife, Karen; her father, who was killed in an accident while serving on active duty during the Vietnam War; and herself, deployed in the Middle East. Morgan explained how the veterans and Social Security benefits the family received after his death helped her mother "buy food and keep a roof over our head when I was growing up."