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Steve Cohen: Yet in the name of religious freedom we cannot undermine the government's fundamental role with respect to protecting…

On the recordJune 9, 2014
Yet in the name of religious freedom we cannot undermine the government's fundamental role with respect to protecting public health and ensuring equal treatment under the law.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

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Stresses the need to balance religious freedom with public health and legal equality.

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