U.S. Rep. Henry Hyde (R-IL)

Phone: (202) 225-4561
Fax: (202) 225-1166
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"It demeans the institution. The institution of marriage is trivialized by same-sex marriage."
--Rep. Henry Hyde, buddybuddy.com, May 1996
U.S. Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-GA)

Phone: (202) 225-2931
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"Being gay," Gingrey said on the floor of the Georgia Senate, "leads in many cases to a lifetime of physical and emotional turmoil." He argued his bill was about "protecting our children from sexual abuse by adult leaders, who because of their deviant behavior prey on innocent youth."
--Rep. Phil Gingrey, Datalounge.com, August 19, 2002