The U.S. Senate has postponed a vote on a bill codifying a federal right to same-sex marriage.
The measure was expected to be taken up by the Senate on Nov. 17 but the legislative day, the last before Thanksgiving recess, came and went with no vote.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said the same day that passing the bill would be “one of the more significant accomplishments of this Senate to date,” but did not explain the delay.
The delay is surprising in view of the wide support the same measure received just a day before when twelve Republicans joined all 50 Democrats in voting to advance the measure over the filibuster threshold….