GOP Sen. Marco Rubio says he wouldn't vote to codify same-sex marriage into law but knows 'plenty of gay people in Florida that are pissed off about gas prices'
"States decide marriage laws, they always have," said Rubio. "It's why you can get married in Las Vegas by an Elvis impersonator in two hours."
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"I don't know why we're doing that bill, there's no threat to its status in America," he told Punchbowl News reporter Christian Hall when asked about the Respect for Marriage Act. "But I know plenty of gay people in Florida that are pissed off about gas prices."
Asked whether he supported same-sex marriage generally, Rubio punted again.
"States decide marriage laws, they always have," he said. "It's why you can get married in Las Vegas by an Elvis impersonator in two hours."
Insider then asked Rubio why he wouldn't say clearly which way he'd vote.
"I'm not voting for that bill, what do you mean I won't say how I'll vote?" he said, calling the bill a "waste of our time on a non-issue."
Asked for clarification on Rubio's comments, his communications director Dan Holler pointed out that the Florida Republican has been consistent in his position on the issue.
"I don't think the current Constitution gives the federal government the power to regulate marriage," Rubio said on "Meet The Press" in December 2015. "That belongs at the state and local level."