Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) is pushing the Senate to hold a vote on the Workplace Religious Freedom Act. Santorum told reporters Tuesday that he would like to add the bill, which allows employees to wear religious garb and take time off for religious practices, as an amendment to a spending bill being considered later this year. Such a move would ensure a vote on the bill.
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