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Hyde-smith Votes Against Dems' Same-sex Marriage Bill

Press Release

Date: Nov. 16, 2022
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Marriage

U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted against a Democrat same-sex marriage bill, which she deemed as unnecessary and a threat to religious freedoms.

Hyde-Smith opposed the Respect for Marriage Act (HR.8404), which would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and any rule or regulation that defines marriage as between a man and a woman. The U.S. Supreme Court in 2015 deemed the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional.

"The measure presented to the Senate does not sufficiently protect the religious liberties and First Amendment rights of individuals, businesses, and religious-oriented schools and organizations that believe in the traditional definition of marriage," Hyde-Smith said. "I cannot dismiss or overlook the willingness of this administration to infringe on religious liberties and other rights that don't mesh with its radical agenda."


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