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Republicans and Democrats rally together
All this is happening due to severe backlash over the law.

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U.S. Senator Bill Nelson,D-Fla., speaks during the Polk County Democrats Annual Gala at the Chain of Lakes Complex in Winter Haven on Saturday. FOR VIDEO COVERAGE, GO TO THELEDGER.COM/VIDEO

WINTER HAVEN | Polk County Democrats packed the Chain of Lakes auditorium to its 200-person limit Saturday night as a host of Democratic dignitaries ignited the faithful with the promise of better times to come.

"We are here tonight to paint Polk County blue," declared master of ceremonies Woody Wilbanks.

The keynote speaker, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, used his delay on Interstate 4 as a slam against Republican Gov. Rick Scott.

"Three years ago, two-and-a-half billion dollars was put on the table by the federal government to build high-speed rail down the middle of the interstate, but we could not get it. Our tea party governor turned away the money because he thought it had something to do with President Obama," Nelson said.

He took another shot at Scott over state employees not using "climate change" and other words to describe the changing weather patterns in Florida. It drew laughter and cheers.

Nelson noted that at 2:30 a.m. Friday he offered an amendment to a bill that would "forbid any elected official from preventing federal employees from using scientific wording."

It was defeated 51-49.

"And five Republican senators voted for it," he said. "This is the kind of foolishness that is going on there."

In an interview with The Ledger, Nelson said gerrymandered congressional districts allow those members of Congress to speak only to their core supporters and not to other constituents, and they don't have to compromise in Washington.

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TIME Politics 2016 Election Democrats Caught Up In Controversial Indiana Religious Freedom Law Michael ConroyAP Indiana Gov. Mike Pence announces that the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services has approved the state's waiver request for the plan his administration calls HIP 2.0, during a speech in Indianapolis. Obama, Clinton have backed similar religious freedom bills.

Indianas new religious freedom law, which has prompted calls for a state boycott because it might permit discrimination against gays and lesbians, was made law by a Republican governor and Republican legislature. But the controversy could also ensnare leading Democrats like President Barack Obama, Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and New York Sen. Chuck Schumer, who previously supported bills with similar effects years ago.

The Religious Freedom Restoration Act was signed into federal law by President Bill Clinton more than 20 years ago, said Indiana Gov. Mike Pence on ABCs This Week, defending his states actions by pointing to similar federal legislation. Indiana properly brought the same version that then state senator Barack Obama voted for in Illinois before our legislature.

The Indiana law prohibits the state from enacting statues that substantially burden a persons ability to follow his or her religious beliefs. Critics argue it could be used to allow businesses to discriminate against gay and lesbian Americans in the state, prompting criticism from executives at companies like Apple, Salesforce.com and the NCAA, which will host the mens Final Four basketball tournament in Indianapolis next weekend.

Democrats, including Hillary Clinton and aides to President Obama have also criticized the law. Sad this new Indiana law can happen in America today. We shouldnt discriminate against ppl bc of who they love, Clinton tweeted over the weekend.

But the Indiana law was modeled on the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) introduced by then-Rep. Chuck Schumer, who is now a senior Democratic Senator from New York, and signed into law in 1993 by then-President Bill Clinton. The bill passed the U.S. Senate by a vote on 97 to 3 in 1993. The power of God is such that even in the legislative process, miracles can happen, President Clinton joked at the time of the bipartisan consensus.

Unlike the federal law which is focused on restricting government action to protect religious freedom, the Indiana version has a broader scope, potentially giving new rights to claim religious beliefs for private parties, like wedding cake vendors, who do not want to serve gay couples.

As an Illinois State Senator in 1998, Obama also voted in favor of a version of the new Indiana law. Years after that law passed, Illinois passed an explicit ban on discrimination based on sexual orientation, making clear that the law could not be used to deny service between private parties. That provision is not on the books in Indiana.

Despite weighing in on other controversial legislation in states, including this months passage of an anti-union bill in Wisconsin, Obama has not commented on the Indiana law, leaving his aides to critique it.

Look, if you have to go back two decades to try to justify something you are doing today, it may raise some questions about the wisdom of what youre doing, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said Sunday on ABCs This Week. Obama ducked a question on the Indiana law Saturday from reporters before departing on a two-day golf vacation to Florida.

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Wicker Slams Senate Democrats for Blocking Trafficking Legislation
Watch as U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., slams Senate Democrats for filibustering bipartisan legislation aimed at helping victims of sex trafficking.

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DHS official giving Democrats special treatment
Tony Sayegh and Basil Smikle Jr. weigh on claims of favoritism.

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