State Legislative Leaders Vow no Action on Freedom to Marry

Iowa Independent
May 29, 2009
“Our goal is, hopefully for a long time, to do nothing on this issue,” Iowa House Speaker Pat Murphy, D-Dubuque, said. “To let people know that on April 3 there was a ruling, and on April 27 there were a lot of people who said the end of the world was coming. Well, it’s a month later, and the sun is still shining, the grass is still green and people are enjoying their lives and living in more dignity because of what’s happened.” [link]