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Barbara Boxer: This amendment is troubling, and the Senator from West Virginia has put his finger on a very serious problem with this.…

On the recordJune 14, 2001
This amendment is troubling, and the Senator from West Virginia has put his finger on a very serious problem with this. What if a group springs up--I am just going to use a name--the Timothy McVeigh Youth Group and has in its charter antihomosexual language. It is my understanding, after checking with attorneys, in fact, they would be given special privileges because they have an antihomosexual charter. My friend has raised a very important issue, and I thank him for it.
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Barbara Boxer
Democratic · California

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Discussing concerns about an amendment related to groups with antihomosexual charters.

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