U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz on Tuesday said he will vote against a bill to codify same-sex marriage protections into federal law.
The Respect for Marriage Act passed the House in July with the support of 47 Republicans, including Rep., the only Republican in Texas to vote in favor of the bill. The House bill was motivated by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ concurrence on the overturning of Roe v. Wade, in which he said the court should reconsider its ruling protecting same-sex marriage.
“This bill without a religious liberty protection would have massive consequences across our country, weaponizing the Biden administration to go and target universities, K-12 schools, social service organizations, churches and strip them all of their tax-exempt status,” Cruz said on an episode of his podcast The Verdict.
“We are having vigorous arguments in the conference about it,” Cruz said. “I and several others are pushing for an amendment to the bill that would be a strong protection of religious liberty.” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York, who determines when and if the chamber will consider the same-sex marriage bill, said on the Senate floor Tuesday, “Democrats are going to work in good faith to avoid even a hint of a shutdown. And it is my expectation that our Republican colleagues will do the same.”
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