Ben Nelson Quotes

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

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

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.

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.

I believe marriage should be between one man and one woman. That's my view, and that'll be the view of our state because I wouldn't sign a bill that - like the one that was in New York.

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

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

I have voted in support of efforts in the Senate to enact a Constitutional amendment that would have limited marriage to one man and one woman only.

I do believe in the traditional definition of marriage.

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

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.

I have no difficulty with the recognition of civil unions for non-traditional relationships but I believe in law we should protect the traditional definition of marriage.

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?

The State Marriage Defense Act helps safeguard the ability of states to preserve traditional marriage for their citizens.

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

No Government has the moral authority to dismantle the universally understood meaning of marriage.

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.

Today, I will vote in support of the Marriage Protection Amendment. I shall do so because like President Bush, I strongly believe that marriage should be between a man and a woman.

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

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

I do believe that the states have the right to make the definition of marriage, and each state can define it as they so choose through their elected representatives.

I contend the state ought to do its thing and provide legal rights for all couples who want to be joined together for life. The church should bless unions that it sees fit to bless, and they should be called marriages.

I have a deep-seated belief that marriage is between a man and a woman exclusively.

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.