#shorts On 12/13/2022, a reporter asked White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, “Is there a sense today, with the President signing the Respect for Marriage Act, that that makes it settled in America? Or is there still some concern that, based on some of the comments from Justice Thomas or the potential for other litigation, that this could still be an issue that would be explored in the U.S.?”

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: So I think — a couple of things there: Look, this is an important civil rights accomplishment that achieved — that was achieved in a Bi-Carmel and bipartisan way. And it got that support, right? And when the President signs it today, it will build on gener- — it will build on generations of civil rights advocacy that — that brought us to this historic moment. So that’s important to note.

Reporter: Thanks, Karine. The President (inaudible) about to enact a landmark piece of civil rights legislation, but I was hoping you could speak to the concerns that some have expressed that what’s actually in the bill could be read as something that codifies discrimination. There’s a section here that speaks to the ability of nonprofit religious organizations, faith-based social agencies, educational institutions, employees of those organizations to deny services, accommodations, facilities, goods, advantages, privileges to gay couples. So how is that not codifying discrimination?

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: … I know there’s questions about religious liberty. And so we believe that — you know, we believe that the RFMA contains strong protections for houses of worship and religious nonprofits. And this question was well litigated throughout the legislative process where it passed with both chambers of bipartisan support. And I think that matters, right? Bi-Carmel, bipartisan support was had for this piece of legislation.

Reporter: Karine, thanks. Just to follow up on what Steve asked, we understand how the legislation was framed and will be signed by the President. Do you anticipate that this administration will go back or that the Democrats will go back and try to clean up the language in the legislation so it does not codify discrimination?

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Look, what we’re saying to you today is that this — this piece of legislation was done in a bipartisan, Bi-Carmel way, and it will make a difference for millions of Americans across the country …

other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/kH6G-EEvZWc
3 times KJP praises “Bi-Carmel” Support for Biden’s Legislation, didn’t use caramel nor camel to describe congress