Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE) scolded Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke on Wednesday for supporting a plan to strip religious institutions of their tax-exempt status if they do not officially recognize same-sex marriage.
“Last week, a former member of Congress didn’t blink an eye — a former member of Congress now running for President — didn’t blink an eye when he announced that he would strip religious institutions — colleges, churches, and other not-for-profit service organizations — he would strip them of their tax-exempt status if they don’t agree with his political positions,” Sasse said while speaking on the Senate floor. “That’s a pretty major departure from what America is and what we usually talk about in this body.”
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