Chris Christie Quotes

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the definition of a marriage as between one man and one woman.

You know, I believe that marriage is between a man and a woman.

I believe that in the historic and religious nature, marriage is between a man and a woman.

I believe marriages should be legally defined as between one man and one woman.

I agree with 81 percent of the people of Alabama who believe that marriage is between one man and one woman.

Traditional marriage between a man and a woman has been a cornerstone of our society for generations. If we are going to change that, it ought to be done by the will of the people.

President Bush once said that marriage is a sacred institution and should be reserved for the union of one man and one woman. If this is the case - and most Americans would agree with him on this - then I have to ask: Why is the government at all involved in marrying people?

Since the dawn of time, traditional marriage - the union between one man and one woman - has been the building block of civilization, and at no point in our nation's history has that foundation been under more severe attack than now.

Well, you know, I just - I believe marriage should between a man and a woman.

Let me be clear. I support the definition of marriage as a union between a man and a woman.

I believe in traditional marriage and I believe in the Defense of Marriage Act.

There was a very strong bipartisan coalition in Congress under President Bill Clinton that passed the Defense of Marriage Act. And you've had a majority of the states in this country that have strongly stated that marriage ought to be remain the union between one man and one woman.

Families are not merely constructs of outdated convention, and traditional marriage laws were not based on animosity toward homosexuals. Rather, I believe that the traditional family structure - centered on a lawful union between one man and one woman - comports with nature and with our Judeo-Christian moral tradition.

I've made it abundantly clear that I think that marriage is between a man and a woman.

I unequivocally repeat: marriage in accordance with the Polish Constitution is a union between a man and a woman.

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.

My thoughts are that marriage is between a man and a woman.

I do not believe that defending traditional marriage between one man and one woman excludes anybody or usurps anybody's civil rights and denies anybody their civil rights.

I've always been clear, I support the traditional definition of marriage.

We need uniform protection of traditional marriage. You can't have different definitions on something as fundamental as marriage. The Marriage Protection Amendment is the only solution to this problem.

You've read the Torah, right? So you know the Torah defines marriage as being between one man and one woman.

I believe that marriage is between one man and one woman, the same as I've believed all my life.

My view is that marriage is a relationship between a man and a woman. That's the position I've had for some time, and I don't intend to make any adjustments at this point... Or ever, by the way.

I oppose any attempt to grant homosexual unions the same legal privileges that civil government affords to traditional marriage and family life.

So far, 44 States, or 88 percent of the States, have enacted laws providing that marriage shall consist of a union between a man and a woman. Only 75 percent of the States are required to approve a constitutional amendment.