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On the recordJuly 7, 2009
this is a mechanism that allows people like myself who've been in a 13-plus-year relationship to be able to provide for my family.
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Tammy Baldwin
Democratic · Wisconsin

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Baldwin advocates for same-sex couples to have similar benefits as heterosexual couples.

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