Iowa marriage ban amendment fails to clear procedural vote

The push to rescind marriage rights for same-sex Iowa couples hit a wall this week, after the state Senate, in a procedural vote, refused to move forward on a constitutional amendment that would have required the state to recognize only unions between a man and a woman. 

The 26-24 party-line vote follows an earlier promise by Democratic Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal (pictured) to refuse to consider any bill that would reverse marriage equality.