Senators working to garner support for a bill to codify the right to marriage equality are openly raising concerns that the process for building Republican backing is taking longer than expected.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is expected to file for cloture on the bill on Thursday, setting up votes next week, but at least 10 Republicans will be needed to break a filibuster.Sen. Susan Collins said she and other senators working on the bill are crafting a “consensus amendment” to address the concerns of Republican senators, specifically protecting the tax-exempt status of religious institutions.
“I think we’ll get it done,” Sen. Thom Tillis , who is working with Collins on the bill, said of wrangling 10 Republican votes. “The question is timing.”The feedback process on the bill has become more and more sprawling over time, with a growing array of Republican senators proposing their own fixes.
"I've been involved in a couple of these efforts in this Congress, and I think that there is a path. We just have to be responsive to the concerns ... so we can bake it into the bill and get the support we need," said Sen. Tillis.There is no indication at the moment that Democratic leadership will postpone the vote if more time is needed to shore up GOP support.
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