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On the recordNovember 2, 2023
I will admit, it's a little bit difficult, driving the family mini van to drop our kids off day care, passing the dome of the Capitol, knowing that the speaker at the House sitting under the dome doesn't even think our family ought to exist.
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Pete Buttigieg
Democratic · Indiana

Editor's note · Context

Buttigieg expresses his concern about House Speaker Mike Johnson's anti-gay views and how they affect his family.

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