We must take action too.
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Proclamation 9290—Lesbian
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I just wanted to let you know, I could not be prouder of you, the kind of campaign you've conducted.
Some of you know when I was growing up, I didn't have a father in the house. But I did have people around me, stepfather, grandparents, teachers, coaches and most of all my mother, who tried to teach me the difference between right and wrong, who showed me what it meant to be honest and responsible to work hard, to treat other people the way I wanted to be treated.
Dick Durbin has always fought the good fight on behalf of working families, and his integrity shines through in everything he does.
And in defense of the country. And in defense of the world that you want to leave to your children and your grandchildren.





