Ahead of a Senate vote, Utah Republican Senator Mike Lee says the religious liberty protections in the Respect for Marriage Act are 'severely anemic.'
, on Wednesday criticized the Respect for Marriage Act, legislation that would codify same-sex marriage into federal law, arguing the bill has inadequate protections for religious liberty.
"Roger Severino is right: No American should face legal threats for holding sincere religious beliefs or convictions," Lee wrote on Twitter."The bill before the Senate presents such a threat, and offers protections for religious freedom that can only be described as severely anemic." There is bipartisan support for codifying same-sex marriage, which the U.S.
Bill sponsors Sens. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Susan Collins, R-Maine, Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., and Thom Tillis, R-N.C., released a joint statement Monday saying that through"bipartisan collaboration, we’ve crafted commonsense language that respects religious liberty and Americans’ diverse beliefs, while upholding our view that marriage embodies the highest ideals of love, devotion, and family.
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