Vice President Mike Pence said he “couldn’t be more proud” of the White House administration’s proposed rule that would allow adoption agencies to refuse gay parents while still collecting federal dollars.

Pence said that the last administration jeopardized faith-based agencies’ right to observe their “deeply religious beliefs.” His remarks were made during an event with the Department of Health and Human Services that was celebrating National Adoption Month.

Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/pence-praises-rule-would-let-adoption-agencies-exclude-gay-parents-n1081821