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concluded that for me personally, it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that i think same-sex couples should be able to get married. >> the president came out in favor of gay marriage the day after the folks in north carolina voted to approve a constitutional amendment that makes marriage between a man and a woman the only recognized union in the state and three days after vice president joe biden said this when asked about gay marriage on nbc's "meet the press." >> i am absolutely comfortable with the fact that men marrying men, women marrying women and heterosexuals are ent...

>> reporter: an incredibly emotional on the senate floor, anderson. what we just saw was a vote for an amendment to the bill. that was an amendment that guaranteed protection for religious organizations. that had been the sticking point all along. and that vote sass pased -- passed 36-26. as soon as that was announced, you heard cheers erupt in the senate chamber. and there are people outside, supporters in the hallways, that loud cheer went up as soon as that was announced. what you're seeing now is a democratic same-sex marriage bill -- blasting republicans for bringing this bill t...