Vermont
Vermont senators applaud Respect for Marriage Act
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – The Respect for Marriage Act handed the senate and is headed to the home. Vermont senators Sanders and Leahy celebrated the choice.
Sen. Sanders mentioned in an announcement, “I’m proud that Vermont has served as a pioneer within the marriage equality motion. Marriage has all the time been an inalienable proper. And now we’re on our technique to defending that proper for all.”
Sen. Leahy mentioned in an announcement, “A choice comparable to who to spend your life with shouldn’t be decided by a state, native, or federal authorities. It’s regrettable that all through our historical past, too many Individuals have been denied the best to marry who they love primarily based on their gender or race.”
The Home now has to vote on the act.
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