DENVER - Colorado Governor Jared Polis released a statement upon a White House signing ceremony where President Joe Biden signed the Respect for Marriage Act into law. While serving as a member of Congress, Governor Polis sponsored this landmark legislation.

The majority of Colorado’s federal delegation voted in favor of this federal law and a number of Senate Republicans joined Democrats to ensure its passage.

“In Colorado, we value and respect freedom. The bottom line is that people want the government out of their bedrooms. The focus of leaders should be on protecting and expanding the freedoms of Americans and helping save them money. Our country and state have seen how fragile our freedoms can be when under attack by out-of-touch groups or individuals so we welcome this federal action and thank the members of Congress, many of which I served with, for their bold, pro-freedom actions,” said Colorado Governor Jared Polis.

Earlier this year, following a meeting with the President, Gov. Polis called on Congress to pass laws to ensure people have the freedom to marry who they want and protect all Americans' rights.