Patrick Murphy on Supreme Court Ruling on Same-Sex Marriage: 'This is a Historic Day in our Nation’s History'

U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Fla., cheered the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to strike down bans on same-sex marriage on Friday. Murphy is running for the U.S. Senate in 2016. 

"This is a historic day in our nation’s history,” Murphy said on Friday. “ For too long, same-sex couples have been discriminated against because of who they are and who they love. Today, that ends. We are a nation that prides itself on the diversity of our citizens, and I applaud the Supreme Court’s decision to give same-sex couples equal marriage rights under the law once and for all."