Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is committed to a vote at some point on the marriage equality bill, but has been circumspect about the timing.
Susan Collins believes the Senate is on the cusp of enshrining same-sex marriage protections. And she doesn’t want to wait until after the election.
He said in August “we will have a vote on it. Not giving you a timetable,” and emphasized the impending confirmation of Circuit Court judges. Still, Sen. Tim Kaine advocated votes on marriage equality and insulin costs, even if Republicans block them. A spokesperson for Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin, the lead Democratic sponsor of the bill, said she will meet with GOP colleagues when the Senate returns from the August recess to “compare notes on their outreach efforts to build more support from Senate Republicans.”
Baldwin and Collins are working on an amendment to clarify that the bill will not affect religious liberty or conscience protections.Democrats included a cap on insulin prices for Medicare in their August party-line legislation, but the $35 ceiling for private insurance fell short. Collins said that episode makes passing her broader insulin prices bill with Sen. Jeanne Shaheen more difficult.
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