U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan says the bill is more about protecting religious liberty than gay marriage.
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed a bill to protect same-sex marriage, with the support of both Alaskan senators, though U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan considers it a religious liberty bill.
Sullivan slipped into the chamber without stopping to talk to reporters. He later issued a statement saying he voted yes because the bill protects the freedom of religious groups to only recognize “traditional marriage.” The Respect for Marriage bill says states can’t, on the bases of race or gender, reject a valid marriage license issued in another state. To win over enough Republicans, it also says religious nonprofits can refuse to provide services to celebrate same-sex marriages.
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