Forty-five States, as the gentleman just said, have determined by people that were elected by the people of that State that marriage is the definition of one man and one woman. – Randy Neugebauer
More Americans own their home than ever before. Nearly 70 percent of Americans are homeowners. So it is a good time for us to asses the positive impacts of homeownership on families, communities and on the nations economy. – Randy Neugebauer
Although housing sales and starts have cooled to more typical levels, the housing market remains strong and sound. Without the expansion of homeownership and the strength of our housing market, our nation would not have the economic growth we are experiencing today. – Randy Neugebauer
Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the definition of a marriage as between one man and one woman. – Randy Neugebauer
Every new development for the last three centuries has brought men closer to a state of affairs in which absolutely nothing would be recognized in the whole world as possessing a claim to obedience except the authority of the State. The majority of people in Europe obey nothing else. – Simone Weil