English: Rep. Pat Schroeder arguing emphatically against the passing of the Defense of Marriage Act, banning same-sex marriage on the federal level. Despite her strong objections, it sailed through both chambers of Congress by veto-proof margins and was signed into law by President Bill Clinton.
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