Tammy Baldwin actually said...

"I want to make very clear that this bill contains strong antifraud provisions, requiring employees to file an affidavit of eligibility in order to extend benefits to their domestic partners."

"Simply put, extending benefits to same-sex partners is a good, practical, bottom-line business decision."

"I would associate myself with the comments of Director Berry with regard to this point."

"The Federal Government simply does not effectively compete with these companies for every talented person; we fail to offer comparable job benefits to our employees."