GOP Planning July Vote on Gay Marriage Amendment
Tue Jun 15 2004 16:32:49 ET
The Senate Republican leadership is aiming for a mid-July vote on a
constitutional amendment that would ban gay marriage, forcing Democrats to
take a stand on the controversial topic just before the party heads to
Boston for its presidential nominating convention.
Mark Preston at ROLL CALL reports: Republican Conference Chairman Rick Santorum (Pa.) said the GOP leaders are
not yet prepared to make an official announcement on a specific date, but
confirmed that they are scouting for a July vote.
�We are sort of running the traps on this right now, and sort of seeing what
kind of response we are getting,� Santorum said following Tuesday�s
Republican policy lunch. �We are talking about it. I think there are a
couple of meetings to be had yet before any official announcement is made.�
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