House Dems question funding for GOP's defense of DOMA

House Democrats are questioning where nearly $750,000 in federal funds to outside counsel, hired to defend the Defense of Marriage Act, will come from. On Tuesday, what began as a House Appropriations Legislative Branch subcommittee hearing on the fiscal 2013 budget request for several government agencies, including the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, quickly devolved into a partisan ...

The Hill • Mar 27, 2012

Poll: Comments on homosexuality hurt Santorum in NH

Santorum's support among independents, who can vote in New Hampshire's Republican contest, dropped from 6 percent to 3 percent after the college event, according to Suffolk's findings. His support from 18 to 34 year olds dropped from 9 percent to 2 percent. ...

The Hill • Jan 10, 2012

Boehner threatens to withhold funds from Justice to force DOMA enforcement

House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) threatened Friday to withhold funding from the Justice Department unless it agrees to defend a ban on the federal government recognizing same-sex marriages....

The Hill • Oct 9, 2011

House Republican co-sponsors DOMA repeal bill

The effort to repeal the constitutional definition of marriage gained its first Republican supporter on Friday. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.) announced she will co-sponsor the legislation to repeal the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). ...

The Hill • Sep 23, 2011

House Dems urge Boehner to provide information on DOMA lawyer contract

House Democrats are pushing Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) for information regarding the contract between House Republicans and the lawyer hired to defend the Defense of Marriage Act. Reps. Robert Brady (D-Pa.), Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), and Charles Gonzalez (D-Texas) sent a letter to Boehner Wednesday requesting that all members of the Committee on House Administration be able to review the contrac...

The Hill • May 19, 2011