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SLDN Responds to Reports of Amendment to Bar DOJ from Opposing DOMA
For immediate release: Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Contact: Zeke Stokes at (202) 621-5406 or zeke@sldn.org
(WASHINGTON, DC) Army Veteran and SLDN Executive Director Aubrey Sarvis released the following statement regarding reports that Representative Tim Huelskamp plans to offer an amendment to the Commerce-Justice-Science appropriations bill that would bar the Department of Justice from using funds to oppose the so-called Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA):
"SLDN stands firmly opposed to this partisan attempt to intrude upon and interfere with the legal decision-making and actions of the Department of Justice. Rep. Huelskamp, by this expected action, is making it clear that he and supporters of this mean-spirited language are determined to weaken our Justice Department and relegate LGBT Americans to second class citizenship. SLDN urges the House to reject this rush to push through discriminatory legislation."
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ABOUT SLDN: Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) is a non-partisan, non-profit, legal services and policy organization dedicated to bringing about full LGBT equality to America's military and ending all forms of discrimination and harassment of military personnel on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. SLDN provides free and direct legal assistance to service members and veterans affected by the repealed "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" law and the prior regulatory ban on open service, as well as those currently serving who may experience harassment or discrimination. Since 1993, our in-house legal team has responded to more than 11,000 requests for assistance.
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