10/14/2009
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"I regard this very much as an issue of equal compensation for equal work where we have identified a glaring discrepancy based merely on sexual orientation."
"I, in no way, view this measure, as limited as it is, as a way to replicate marriage by another name."
"We lag behind in the fact that the Federal Government does not offer these employment benefits."
"These provisions have been specifically added as strong fraud prevention language."