House Clears Landmark Bill Protecting Same-Sex Marriage

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : The House gave final approval Thursday to legislation protecting same-sex marriages, a monumental step in a decades-long battle for nationwide recognition of such unions that reflects a stunning turnaround in societal attitudes, per the AP.
54% : President Biden is expected to promptly sign the measure, which requires all states to recognize marriages that were legal where they were performed, a relief for hundreds of thousands of couples who have married since the Supreme Court's 2015 decision that legalized same-sex marriages nationwide.
51% : (Read more same-sex marriage stories.)
44% : Rep. David Cicilline, D-RI, said that the idea of marriage equality used to be a "far fetched idea.
42% : That ruling included a concurring opinion from Justice Clarence Thomas that suggested same-sex marriage should also be reconsidered.

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