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WASHINGTON Wading into the gay marriage debate, the Republican-led House tacked a provision banning same-sex marriages at military chapels onto a sweeping defense bill that is now headed to the Senate.
Despite the high-octane public discussion over gay marriage that has intensified since President Obama announced his support for same-sex marriages, the issue has been one that Capitol Hill has largely sought to avoid. But the GOP majority led Congress into the issue by adding the same-sex marriage prohibitions to the defense bill.
The annual National Defense Authorization Act, approved 299 to 120 on Friday, is a traditionally bipartisan effort that can prove difficult for lawmakers to oppose. The bill includes a 1.7% annual pay raise for the troops but also is loaded with politically charged extras.
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.
GOP-led House tacks gay marriage measure onto defense bill - latimes.com
They want to keep shooting themselves in the foot, nothing anybody can do about it.