after the overturning of roe v. wade and as concerns really exist up here on capitol hill about the future protection of privacy rights in this country. you saw a lot of democrats arguing this had to happen before house speaker nancy pelosi passes the gavel to republicans in a few weeks. this is a huge moment for the speaker herself. this is an issue she has been working on for decades. she wrote that her very first floor speech on the house floor really dealt with the aids epidemic and the need for congress and public officials to do more to combat that epidemic. there was also such a fight in her history for overturning don t ask don t tell as well as passing multiple hate crimes legislation. it s such an important moment for her. she ll have a bill enrollment ceremony celebrating the passage assuming that s what happens in
welcome back, everybody. right now capitol hill, speaker pelosi is holding a bill enrollment ceremony for the respect for marriage act which protects same-sex marriage and interracial marriage. it now just needs president biden s signature to become law. ali vitali is on capitol hill for us with much, much more. an incredible day certainly for everybody across the country and certainly for the lgbtq community overall. talk to us. yeah, yasmin, i can hear those cheers reverberating down the hall from where i m standing right now. a lot of work went into this day. starting over the summer after the dobbs decision from the supreme court that really spurred a lot of concerns about what other rights that were established and enshrined by the court could be taken on and potentially overturned. that s where you saw lawmakers spring into action, trying to put in place this safety net for
greatest threat at least at the moment. garrett haake, barbara, jonathan lemire, thanks to all of you. in the last hour on the house floor, final passage of the respect for marriage act granting protections for same-sex couples. 39 republicans joined democrats in passing the landmark legislation. 169 republicans voted against it. outgoing speaker nancy pelosi says she s proud to have this measure pass as one of her last acts as speaker. on this vote, the yays are 258, the nees are 169. present won. the motion is adopted. what a run she s had. she was joined by democrats and republicans at a bill enrollment ceremony, that is a ceremony before it s sent to the president for suggest. and he will sign that. that does it for this edition of
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Whip James Clyburn, Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney, Chairman Frank Pallone, Congressman Stephen F. Lynch and Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence held a Bill Enrollment Ceremony today for H.R. 3076, the Postal Service Reform Act. Below are the Speaker’s remarks: Speaker Pelosi. This is such an important – it's so important for us to be signing