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For the first time in years, Senate Republicans will likely be forced to vote on whether they support a national right to same-sex marriage.
And perhaps due to the fact they hadn’t had to address the issue in some time, or because the public opinion of gay marriage has changed so rapidly in the years after the Supreme Court ruling in 2015, the responses of the usually disciplined Senate minority, varied.
Sens. Susan Collins (ME) and Ron Portman (OH) were all-in behind the measure, already backed by 47 Republicans in the House. Sen. Thom Tillis (NC) indicated he was inclined to support the bill, as did Sen. Lisa Murkowski (AK).