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On the recordJuly 7, 2009
He went on to say that, as Americans, we are all affected when our promises of equality go unfulfilled.
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Tammy Baldwin
Democratic · Wisconsin

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Baldwin cites Obama on the broader impact of unfulfilled equality promises.

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