protect the authority of state legislatures to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman number

different states have addressed this differently why do I have the impression that your state Texas seems to handle this better than the state of California is

blue that we have democrats in the state legislature to work with the governor and

have you stood and fox crews introduced a bill on wednesday to amend the definition of marriage at the state level the

you've got to get it passed a state legislatures because state legislatures have to okay these because you aside much of responsibility state legislatures a lot of them are not going real answer trust Washington what a lot of things going to watch it too

the artificial lines around every state i have a big company with thousands and thousands of employees and

upon states to participate and yet eighteen states have submitted one hundred or fewer records mental

more money about a billion dollars a year the help states have a different approach to dealing with

Rubio who want to come back and talk a little state politics international politics by Nicholas

marriage laws have always been defined by the states I'm not for example ever supported a federal constitutional amendment to define marriage because I believe states define marriage in their loss and

substance on marriage I've introduced a constitutional amendment that would protect the authority of state legislatures to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman we

of my republican colleagues talk about family values they have now you saw that a woman should

its system and the rest of the country should follow the technology is here states have already a

these coalitions have to be put together and they have to be led and only the United States has the capability to do that the

I think that we have the opportunity through the states that are %HESITATION pursuing a

you and we still have