Indiana GOP Sens. Todd Young and Mike Braun were divided Wednesday in their votes.
Senator Schumer has promised a Senate vote on same-sex marriage in response to concerns after the overturning of Roe v Wade.A measure to protect both gay and interracial marriage rights nationwide passed a key hurdle Wednesday after the Senateto a later up-or-down vote on the Senate floor.
"Love is love, and Americans should have the right to marry the person they love," Biden said in a statement. "Today’s bipartisan vote brings the United States one step closer to protecting that right in law." Twelve Republican senators sided with Democrats in support of the measure Wednesday to defeat the filibuster during a lame-duck session of the Senate.
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