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Anti-gay Republican congressman voted against COVID-19 relief bill because it “redefined family”

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Congressman Andy Biggs – Photo: Gage Skidmore. An anti-gay Republican congressman claims that one of the reasons he ultimately voted against a bill to provide relief to Americans impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic was because it included a gender-neutral definition of a “committed relationship.” U.S Rep.

Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), one of 40 House Republicans to vote against a version of the bill on March 14,  told Washington Watch, a radio program produced by the Family Research Council, that he opposed the bill — which provided for paid medical leave, free COVID-19 testing, and increased unemployment insurance — because of two provisions relating to abortion and non-traditional families.

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