Tammy Baldwin actually said...

I represent a district with a world-class university, the University of Wisconsin-Madison...

the way this legislation would work in practice recognizes the fact we have Federal employees around the world

the option is available for a heterosexual couple to marry, and then these employment benefits would flow automatically on the basis of that...

Should they desire those benefits, they would have the option of marrying, and that is a choice open to them.