Quote Of The Day - Tony Perkins

"I was somewhat amused when Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, who had just spent the last four years adding trillions to the deficit, said the U.S. Congress couldn't afford to retain lawyers to defend DOMA now that President Obama's DOJ surrendered to their liberal base on the issue. On the heels of the news that Congress will add another DOMA challenge suit to their caseload, this time a challenge in New York State, House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) today sent a letter to Pelosi regarding the House's intent to protect taxpayers.

"He writes: 'The burden of defending DOMA, and the resulting costs associated with any litigation that would have otherwise been born by DOJ, has fallen to the House. Obviously, DOJ's decision results in DOJ no longer needing the funds it would have otherwise expended defending the constitutionality of DOMA. It is my intent that those funds be diverted to the House for reimbursement of any costs incurred by and associated with the House, and not DOJ, defending DOMA.' The Speaker's solution is both simple and effective. We've seen no reply from the newly fiscally aware Rep. Pelosi. I applaud the Speaker for taking the right steps to defend the laws of this nation." - Family Research Council president Tony Perkins, via press release.