Congressman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) has vowed to fight the new gay marriage law that passed in Washington, DC and is still subject to possible overturn by Congress.  By his own words, he has admitted that it will be an uphill battle.

What is troubling, however, is that Rep. Chaffetz is the ranking Republican in the House subcommittee that oversees DC law. This means that he can draft a veto that may get more attention in Congress because of the subcommittee that he happens to sit on.

On trying to overturn the new law, he said “It’s going to be exceptionally difficult because Democrats have us outnumbered by large amounts.  Nevertheless, we’re going to try.”  He plans on introducing legislation in January, saying “If it were put up for a vote, traditional marriage would win.  It would win with a congressional vote, and it would win with the residents of Washington, D.C.”

Ironically, Rep. Chaffetz made his fortune in skincare, which is touched upon in this video from CNN.  The best line in the video is from Rep. Jarod Polis (D-CO), an openly gay Internet millionaire who says of his colleague “Well, I’m surprised to learn that Jason worked in skin care. That sounds more gay than anything I’ve ever done in my career.”

Correction: Names have been corrected in this article. -Editor

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