House Clears Landmark Bill Protecting Same-Sex Marriage

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    40% Positive

Bias Score Analysis

The A.I. bias rating includes policy and politician portrayal leanings based on the author’s tone found in the article using machine learning. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral.

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"The House gave final approval Thursday to legislation protecting same-sex marriages, a monumental step in a decades-long battle for nationwide recognition of such unions that reflects a stuing turnaround in societal attitudes, per the AP."
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8% Conservative
"President Biden is expected to promptly sign the measure, which requires all states to recognize marriages that were legal where they were performed, a relief for hundreds of thousands of couples who have married since the Supreme Court's 2015 decision that legalized same-sex marriages nationwide."
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8% Conservative
"(Read more same-sex marriage stories.)"
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2% Conservative
"Rep. David Cicilline, D-RI, said that the idea of marriage equality used to be a far fetched idea."
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-12% Liberal
"That ruling included a concurring opinion from Justice Clarence Thomas that suggested same-sex marriage should also be reconsidered."
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-16% Liberal
"Rep. Chris Pappas, D-NH, said he was set to marry the love of my life next year and that it is unthinkable that his marriage might not be recognized in some states."
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30% Conservative
"President Biden is expected to promptly sign the measure, which requires all states to recognize marriages that were legal where they were performed, a relief for hundreds of thousands of couples who have married since the Supreme Court's 2015 decision that legalized same-sex marriages nationwide."
Positive
6% Conservative
"To me this is really just standing with the Constitution, said Republican Rep. A Wagner of Missouri, who voted for it both times."
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8% Conservative
"Nancy Pelosi presides over 258-169 vote in one of her final acts as speaker"
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2% Conservative
"House Speaker Nancy Pelosi presided over the vote as one of her last acts in leadership before stepping aside in January."
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2% Conservative
"Rep. David Cicilline, D-RI, said that the idea of marriage equality used to be a far fetched idea."
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-6% Liberal

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : The House gave final approval Thursday to legislation protecting same-sex marriages, a monumental step in a decades-long battle for nationwide recognition of such unions that reflects a stunning turnaround in societal attitudes, per the AP.
54% : President Biden is expected to promptly sign the measure, which requires all states to recognize marriages that were legal where they were performed, a relief for hundreds of thousands of couples who have married since the Supreme Court's 2015 decision that legalized same-sex marriages nationwide.
51% : (Read more same-sex marriage stories.)
44% : Rep. David Cicilline, D-RI, said that the idea of marriage equality used to be a "far fetched idea.
42% : That ruling included a concurring opinion from Justice Clarence Thomas that suggested same-sex marriage should also be reconsidered.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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