Pence Backs Down, Calls For Clarification Barring Any Kind Of Discrimination [View all]

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By DANIEL STRAUSS Published MARCH 31, 2015, 11:32 AM EDT

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) said Tuesday that he wanted to see legislation on his desk this week clarifying that the controversial religious freedom bill he signed into law did not allow businesses to deny service to anyone.

Pence made the announcement at a widely televised press conference the same day that the Indianapolis Star ran a front-page editorial urging state lawmakers to change the legislation.

"After much reflection and in consultation with leadership of the General Assembly, I've come to the conclusion that it would be helpful to move legislation this week that makes it clear that this law does not give businesses the right to deny services to anyone," Pence said at the press conference. "Let me say that again. I think it would be helpful and I'd like to see on my desk before the end of this week legislation that is added to the Religious Freedom Restoration Act that makes it clear that this law does not deny services against anyone."

Earlier in the week top Republicans in the state legislature said they would look to add a clarification to the law.

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Indiana governor insists religious freedom law ‘has been smeared’ — but vows to ‘fix’ it this week

REUTERS
31 MAR 2015 AT 11:54 ET

Indiana Governor Mike Pence said on Tuesday he will “correct” the state’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act this week to make it clear that businesses cannot use it to deny services to same-sex couples.

Pence, a Republican, said the law he signed last week had been widely misconstrued and mischaracterized, but he said he was calling on the state’s Republican-controlled General Assembly to send a new law to his desk this week to fix it.


“We will fix this and we will move forward,” Pence told reporters at a nationally televised news conference.

“I believe it would be appropriate to make it clear that this law does not give businesses the right to deny services to anyone,” he said.

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