Kansas Republican congress members are rejecting a request from the state’s only congressional Democrat that they join her in opposing a federal policy that will allow faith-based adoption agencies to get taxpayer funding even if they turn away same-sex couples. Representative Sharice Davids sent a letter Tuesday asking GOP colleagues to use their relationships with President Trump to help reverse the policy, which rolls back a regulation from former President Barack Obama’s term barring discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. Davids is among nine LGBTQ members of Congress. The Kansas City Star reports Kansas representatives Roger Marshall, Steve Watkins and Ron Estes issued a joint response supporting the Trump administration’s decision after receiving David’s letter. Senators Jerry Moran and Pat Roberts also say they support it.
