On the topic of marriage:
"If we were to change the definition of marriage in this bill, we would first need to call up Merriam Webster and have them change the definition" -Marsha
"Are you saying Merriam Webster is an authority on legal definitions?" -Steny Hoyer
"When it comes to the definition of the word, yes." -Marsha
"Did you see that there are two other definitions which don't specify marriage between a man and a woman?" -Steny Hoyer
"Those are the short definitions" -Marsha
Potpourri (all Marsha):
"I don't want to go into the biological issue right now...but I think we can all imagine it in our heads. This seems a little childish."
"Thank you congresswoman Slaughter, my ACTUAL friend from across the aisle."
On the topic of sex change surgery:
"Is the congresswoman saying we should make people get the costly and dangerous surgeries to be able to qualify for the gender categories of marriage?" -Louise Slaughter
"Well, you guys covered it under the bill you voted in, Obamacare, so yes, if it's covered." -Marsha
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