Kansas City, MO. - Today, despite five Missouri Republicans in Congress voting against the Respect for Marriage Act, President Joe Biden will sign the landmark marriage equality bill into law, enshrining marriage equality protections for Americans. 

The five Missouri Republicans were among the 169 GOP representatives and 36 GOP senators who voted against the Respect for Marriage Act – despite more than 70% of Americans supporting same sex-marriage, including a majority of Republicans.

“While President Biden and Democrats are enshrining into law Americans’ freedom to marry who they love, the fact that the majority of Republicans in Congress – including five Republicans from Missouri – refused to support these protections for marriage equality is yet another reminder of just how out of touch and extreme Republicans’ MAGA agenda is,” said Michael Butler, Chairman of the Missouri Democratic Party.