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On the recordFebruary 21, 2012
It has and continues to be about the degree to which we allow the federal government to dictate some of the most personal decisions in our lives.
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Mark Kelly
Democratic · Arizona

Editor's note · Context

Kelly emphasizes the extent of federal control over personal decisions.

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