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Nita Lowey: “It seems to me certainly based upon what is happening around the country... that the Congress of the United States...…”

On the recordFebruary 25, 2013
It seems to me certainly based upon what is happening around the country... that the Congress of the United States... was mandated or made a decision to intervene against the path of history.
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Nita Lowey
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Lowey criticizes Congress's intervention in state rights regarding DOMA cases.

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