House Republicans Add Military Gay Marriage Ban To Defense Bill And Break Agreement With White House

Submitted by Cheston Catalano

House Republicans tacked on to a sweeping defense bill a measure banning gay marriages at military chapels.

In passing the $642-billion measure, lawmakers broke the budget agreement Congress made last summer with the Obama administration — beefing up military spending $8 billion beyond the agreed-upon limit. The White House threatened a veto.

By: Cheston Catalano

Cheston Catalano is a Kentucky-based journalist whose work has been featured in the Chattanooga Times Free Press and the Clarksville Leaf Chronicle. He is a long-time contributor to Liberaland.