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On the recordJuly 7, 2009
this inequality exists on the Federal level despite the significant expansion in the availability of employment-related benefits and equal treatment for domestic partners.
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Tammy Baldwin
Democratic · Wisconsin

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Highlighting the ongoing inequality in federal benefits for same-sex partners.

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