Who is Vicky Hartzler? Congresswoman sobs as she begs colleagues to vote against same-sex marriage bill

 Who is Vicky Hartzler? Congresswoman sobs as she begs colleagues to vote against same-sex marriage bill
GOP Rep Vicky Hartzler of Missouri broke down as she spoke against the bipartisan Respect for Marriage Act (C-SPAN/video screengrab)

HARRISONVILLE, MISSOURI: GOP congresswoman broke down on the House floor as she spoke against the bipartisan Respect for Marriage Act. Rep Vicky Hartzler of Missouri on Thursday, December 8, begged her colleagues to vote against the bipartisan bill aimed at protecting same-sex marriage. 

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"I hope and pray that my colleagues will find the courage to join me in opposing this misguided and this dangerous bill," Hartzler said through tears. The 62-year-old Republican spent the first two minutes of her speech bashing the bill, claiming its "only purpose is to hand the federal government a legal bludgeoning tool to drive people of faith out of the public square and silence anyone who dissents."