NJ Lawmakers Introduce Marriage Bill

The president of the New Jersey Senate today apologized for voting against marriage equality two years ago, calling it "the biggest mistake of my career."

At a press conference attended by nearly a dozen top Democrats in the Senate and Assembly, Sweeney said the marriage equality bill will go to key legislative committees "immediately.’’ Further, he said he wants a floor vote in the Senate before the budget break, which is in March. He said he expects there will be enough votes in both houses to pass the measure (A1 and S1) but noted the battle will come when the bill reaches Christie’s desk for enactment. "It’s gonna be a fight. We expect it to be a fight,’’ Sweeney said. "The governor’s a decent person and I think we can work on educating him to the fact of what it means.’’