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On the recordJuly 7, 2009
Should they desire those benefits, they would have the option of marrying, and that is a choice open to them.
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Tammy Baldwin
Democratic · Wisconsin

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Baldwin emphasizes that marriage is a choice for opposite-sex couples to access benefits.

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