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Sen. Cynthia Lummis said she will support the Mike Lee amendment to the Respect for Marriage Act aimed at protecting religious freedom.

How did Senate liberals convince 12 Republicans to break ranks and endorse a same-sex marriage bill that puts a giant target on people of faith? It took help from (some) people and organizations of faith, such as the National Association of Evangelicals and, most surprisingly, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which gave defecting senators enough political cover to vote against the interests of the people who put them in office.

Schumer delayed a vote on the Respect for Marriage Act until after the midterm elections to give the bill the highest probability of passing.

Lawmakers voted for the measure 62-37 after a bipartisan group of senators added a clause about religious liberty.

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday voted 62 to 37 to move ahead with a historic bill that would give federal protection to same-sex mariage.