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On the recordFebruary 25, 2013
The House rules package passed in January 2013 authorized the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the 113th Congress to act as the successor...
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Democratic · Florida

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Wasserman Schultz discusses the House's authority to defend DOMA's constitutionality.

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