A new bill making its way through the legislative process in Washington, D.C., would scrub the words “husband” and “wife” from federal law.
Rep. Julia Brownley (D-Calif.) introduced the Amend the Code for Marriage Equality Act on July 14 to make federal marriage laws gender-neutral.
Brownley's legislation would replace traditional terms with words and phrases like “spouse” and “married person.” (RELATED: McCarthy Threatens To Beat Up Controversial Dem In Explosive Showdown)
Fox News traveled to the U.S. Capitol Building to gauge the reaction to her proposal from the lawmakers who may vote on it:
“I think that some of the wokeness here in Congress is laughable,” Republican Kentucky Rep. James Comer told Fox News.
Democrats are “not fighting for better jobs, they're not fighting for a secure border… they're fighting for a woke agenda to satisfy an extreme left wing contingency that's taking over the Democrat Party here in Washington,” he said. “It's just another joke in the far-left overreach of government.”
Virginia Rep. Don Beyer, a Democrat, said that although he uses the terms “husband” and “wife,” it may not be for everyone.
“I think it depends on who you are,” Beyer said. “I'm not a person that shows my pronouns, but if somebody does list their pronouns then, okay, I respect that.”
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