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Jeanne Shaheen: “No, I do not. Currently there are 20 member-designated benefits that can be extended to same-sex domestic partners.”

On the recordMarch 4, 2013
No, I do not. Currently there are 20 member-designated benefits that can be extended to same-sex domestic partners.
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Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic · New Hampshire

Editor's note · Context

Shaheen questions military benefits for same-sex partners, affirming their eligibility for benefits.

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