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Frank Lautenberg: I've come to an unfortunate conclusion about why we're doing this amendment. Gay-bashing, plain and simple. That's what…

On the recordJuly 12, 2004
I've come to an unfortunate conclusion about why we're doing this amendment. Gay-bashing, plain and simple. That's what this is about.
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Frank Lautenberg
Democratic · New Jersey

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Lautenberg criticizes the motivation behind the gay marriage amendment, labeling it as an act of gay-bashing.

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