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On the recordJune 6, 2006
Am I correct that Senator Frist and the Republican majority have decided that instead of the war in Iraq where we continue to lose servicemen, instead of the energy crisis which forced the price of gasoline to record-high levels causing hardship to families and individuals resulting in laying off workers across America, instead of dealing with health care where over 46 million Americans have no health insurance whatsoever and many have health insurance that is totally inadequate, instead of dealing with the cost of higher education where working families are struggling to get their kids through school and children who are accepted at the best schools and universities face a mountain of debt, instead of dealing with those issues which rank in the top 10, is it true that the Republican majority has decided we need to focus this entire week in the Senate on No. 33, issues involving gay marriage?
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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