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On the recordJuly 7, 2009
I, in no way, view this measure, as limited as it is, as a way to replicate marriage by another name.
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Tammy Baldwin
Democratic · Wisconsin

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Baldwin clarifies that the bill does not aim to replicate marriage benefits.

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