Why the Senate’s same-sex marriage vote is getting delayed

Posted on AllSides September 16th, 2022
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A Senate vote on the Respect for Marriage Act, a bill that would codify federal protections for same-sex marriage, has now been delayed until after the midterm elections, Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) told reporters on Thursday.

That vote was originally expected to happen next week before lawmakers left for a break in October. Senators said that part of the reason for the delay was the release of new legislative text and the fact that lawmakers were still reviewing that language. Mostly, however, the bill was delayed for political reasons: Democrats need 10 GOP...

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https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2022/9/15/23355400/senate-same-sex-marriage-vote-baldwin

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