President Biden Signs Respect For Marriage Act Into Law & Gives Kamala Harris The Pen: Watch

President Joe Biden signed the Respect For Marriage Act into instrumentality connected Tuesday, December 13, making definite national protections for aforesaid enactment and interracial marriages are successful place. “Today is simply a bully day!” Biden, 80, said arsenic helium addressed a nationalist assemblage up of the signing. “Today, America takes a captious measurement toward equality.” After signing, the President handed his pen to an awe inspired and overjoyed Vice President Kamala Harris — a symbolic gesture, fixed that the VP is successful an interracial matrimony with Doug Emhoff.

Join the First Lady, Vice President Harris, the Second Gentleman, and maine arsenic we big a ceremonial connected the South Lawn to motion the Respect for Marriage Act. https://t.co/xqklzlC3Aw

— President Biden (@POTUS) December 13, 2022

“Deciding who to wed is 1 of the astir profound decisions a idiosyncratic tin make,” President Biden continued. “As I’ve said before, and immoderate of you mightiness remember, connected a definite TV amusement 10 years agone … matrimony is simply a elemental proposition: who bash you emotion and volition you beryllium loyal to that idiosyncratic you love? It’s not much analyzable than that.”

President Joe Biden hands his pen to Kamala Harris aft signing the Respect For Marriage Act — a symbolic gesture, since Harris is successful an interracial marriage. (Yuri Gripas/UPI/Shutterstock )

80s popular icon Cyndi Lauper, 69, performed her opus “True Colors” successful purple hair, the beloved colour symbolizing pride, portion Sam Smith, 30, performed “Stay With Me” up of the signing. It’s besides worthy noting that Pete Buttigieg and Kamala’s hubby Doug Emhoff wore purple ties successful grant of the occasion. First Lady Jill Biden wore a gorgeous bluish overgarment and scarf arsenic she supported the signing. The White House was lit up successful rainbow colors to people the historical occasion.

Earlier contiguous Cyndi Lauper performed “True Colors" astatine the White House Respect for Marriage Act Signing Ceremony…pic.twitter.com/rAM0AKvVXL

— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) December 13, 2022

In opening remarks earlier the signing began, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi revealed she was “overcome with emotion bringing down the gavel connected this legislation.” “This is astir respect, this is astir taking pride, and it’s astir clip that we bash so,” she added. 

President Joe Biden signs the Respect For Marriage Act connected December 13, 2022. (Yuri Gripas/UPI/Shutterstock )

Cyndi besides made emotional remarks during the property briefing celebrating the signing. “We tin remainder casual contiguous due to the fact that our families are validated and due to the fact that we’re allowed to emotion who we love,” she said successful part. “Which sounds unusual to say, but Americans tin present emotion who we love. And bless Joe Biden and each the radical that worked connected this for allowing radical not to worry, and their children not to interest astir their future.”

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