Senators Confident They Have Votes To Pass Bill Protecting Same-Sex Marriage
deadline.comA bipartisan group of senators expressed confidence that they have the votes to pass legislation to protect same-sex marriage amid concerns that some future Supreme Court decision would rollback nationwide rights.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer had put off a vote on the legislation until after the midterms and into the lame-duck session.
With reports that the legislation may come to the Senate floor as soon as this week, the lawmakers released a statement on Monday saying, “We look forward to this legislation coming to the floor and are confident that this amendment has helped earn the broad, bipartisan support needed to pass our commonsense legislation into law.” The senators spearheading the legislation include Sen.
Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH), Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) and Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC).
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