Buttigieg, the first openly gay U.S. Cabinet secretary, said Sunday that his 'marriage deserves to be treated equally.'
"I don't understand, because such a majority of House Republicans voted 'no' on our marriage...hours after I was in a room with a lot of them talking about transportation policy, having what I thought were perfectly normal conversations with many of them on that subject, only for them to go around the corner and say that my marriage doesn't deserve to continue," Buttigieg said, referring to Republicans who voted against protecting same-sex marriages.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Sunday criticized Republicans who are against codifying protections for same-sex marriages. Above, Buttigieg testifies before the Senate Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development April 28 in Washington, D.C.
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