A marriage equality bill could be passed by the end of the month if Senate negotiators can secure the votes of 10 Republican senators to overcome the filibuster.
In order to court Republicans who are on the fence about the marriage equality bill, Democrats have included an amendment on “religious freedom” that, depending on the final text of the bill, could be utilized by statesSen.
Tammy Baldwin , the lead sponsor of the bill and the first openly lesbian senator in U.S. history, tried to assure those worried about the possible amendment by noting that it would merely preserve “all existing precedent” when it comes to how religious groups or private businesses can treat LGBTQ people,
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