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Kelly McClure

UNCOVERED: Same sex marriage vote delayed | History Defined

Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisc., talks with reporters in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, September 14, 2022. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

A vote on legislation to protect same-sex marriage has been in the works, with a bipartisan group of senators hoping to get it on the table sooner rather than later, but that vote has now been delayed.

Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), the chief sponsor of the Respect for Marriage Act that would hopefully secure marriage equality nationwide, announced on Thursday that the Senate will not get around to voting on the issue until after November's midterm elections.

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