Biden: ‘Love Is Love’; 12 Republicans Join Dems in Advancing ‘Respect for Marriage Act’, by Susan Jones

(CNSNews.com) – In a statement someone wrote for him on Wednesday, President Joe Biden hailed the Senate’s 62-37 vote to advance the “Respect for Marriage Act,” a bill that says no state may prohibit marriage between two individuals on the basis of sex, race, ethnicity, or national origin of those individuals.

The bill codifies same-sex marriage, a right conferred by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2015.

“Love is love, and Americans should have the right to marry the person they love,” Biden said in his statement.

“Today’s bipartisan vote brings the United States one step closer to protecting that right in law. The Respect for Marriage Act will ensure that LGBTQI+ couples and interracial couples are respected and protected equally under federal law, and provide more certainty to these families since the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs. …