Democrats attempting to codify federal protections for same-sex marriage are negotiating religious liberty provisions in a bid to win the Republican votes needed to pass the legislation.
told reporters this week that he plans to hold a floor vote on the bill in the coming weeks, with or without Republican backing.
In addition to Collins and Portman, Republican Sen. Thom Tillis has indicated he would back the legislation, and Sen. Lisa Murkowski , who supports same-sex marriage more broadly, is also seen as a likely"yes" vote. Sen. Ron Johnson initially indicated support for the bill buthis comments, according to a report this week, expressing the need for religious liberty protections. That leaves Democrats needing possibly six votes to pass the bill.
“In legislation codifying same-sex marriage, there might be ways to mitigate, but not to eliminate, such challenges,” Berkeley said. Sen. Mitt Romney , who has not yet taken a position on the legislation but is seen as one of the Republicans more likely to support it,of the religious liberty protections, “I’m continuing to work on that, and that’s the area of my focus.”Obergefell
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