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Tom Harkin: It is time, at long last, for us to also prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.

On the recordJune 11, 2012
It is time, at long last, for us to also prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin calls for legal protection against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

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