Behind the success of the Respect for Marriage Act was a group of prominent Republicans, some of them gay, who worked to persuade G.O.P. senators that embracing it was a political winner.
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Same-Sex Marriage Bill on Track to Pass Senate After Bipartisan Breakthrough
The vote would send the legislation back to the House, which is expected to approve it and send it to President Biden.
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The 12 Republicans Who Voted to Protect Same-Sex Marriage
The measure demonstrated a shift within the Republican Party, even as three-quarters of its caucus voted against it.
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Alito Assured Ted Kennedy in 2005 of Respect for Roe v. Wade, Diary Says
In the senator’s recollection, the Supreme Court justice who wrote the opinion overturning the abortion ruling tried to show Mr. Kennedy that he was not a threat to Roe.