N.Y. state Sen. Eric T. Schneiderman's speech delivered on the N.Y. Senate floor on December 2 in support of Marriage Equality

The Huffington Post
December 6, 2009
Schneiderman: "[W]e know what this law will do. It will expand the essential American idea of equality, and we know what this law won't do. It does not affect religious institutions. It doesn't take anything away from anybody." [Link]