Republican leaders in the legislature say they are worried that the Democrat-controlled state government will continue on its spending spree without any regard for the taxpayers of Iowa. Although lawmakers have a full-agenda of issues facing them this year, House Minority Leader Christopher Rants said he doesn't expect gay marriage to get much attention. Republicans have shone a spotlight on the issue since last August, when a district court judge ruled that a previously approved marriage law was unconstitutional.

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