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Democrats punt same-sex marriage vote until after election

FILE - Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., listens during a news conference at the Capitol, Sept. 7, 2022, in Washington. Democrats are punting a vote to protect same-sex and interracial marriages until after the November midterm elections, reversing course just days after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer vowed to put the Senate on the record on the issue “in the coming weeks.” (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

FILE - Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., speaks during the Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Defense, May 3, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Democrats are punting a vote to protect same-sex and interracial marriages until after the November midterm elections. The request for a delay by senators who have been pushing for the legislation comes after Baldwin, the lead senator on the legislation, had predicted that they would be able to get the 10 Republican votes they need to break a filibuster. (Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/The Washington Post via AP, Pool, File)

Democrats punt same-sex marriage vote until after election