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With Campaigns Looming, GOP Splits on Same-Sex Marriage Benefits
The amendment—which hit the floor more than 10 hours into the Senate’s budget vote-a-rama—allows same-sex spouses to be eligible for the same Veteran’s Affairs benefits and Social Security benefits afforded to heterosexual couples. Huddled together, poring over language authored by Democratic Sen. Brian Schatz, potential 2016 presidential candidates and senators facing reelection next cycle walked away from an amendment clearly divided on gay marriage—a marker of how the party’s evangelical wing and more moderate branch are still in conflict over the issue. Read more…
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