This is al jazeera america. Live from new york city, im libby casey. The governor of arkansas is saying no for now to a controversial bill supporters say is designed to protect religious freedom. The republican governor asa hutchen aside originally said he would sign t but then he said that changes needed to be made first. Its been my intention all along that house bill 1228, the religious freedom restoration act be crafted in a way that mirrors the federal religious freedom and restoration act. That was passed in 1993, and it was signed by president clinton. I came to congress after that, but i sat on the judiciary committee, the house of representatives that considered these amendments, had hearings on this federal religious freedom restoration act. And so im somewhat familiar with it. And how its played out across the country. Its my intention because the federal law does not cover state causative action that we have a similar law in arkansas. And we wanted to have it crafted simila
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