The White House announced yesterday, both in a press briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney, and in a post on the White House blog, that President Obama is "proud to support" S. 598, the Respect for Marriage Act, which would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and recognize for purposes of federal law same-sex marriages that have been validly entered into in a state which recognizes such marriages. The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing on the bill today. The same bill has been introduced in the House as H.R. 1116.
UPDATE: Transcripts of testimony at the hearing are now available online.
