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On the recordJuly 7, 2009
Because of the Defense of Marriage Act, even those same-sex couples who are afforded the right to marry in certain States would not have those marriages recognized currently at the Federal level.
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Tammy Baldwin
Democratic · Wisconsin
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congress.gov

Editor's note · Context

Baldwin discusses the limitations imposed by the Defense of Marriage Act on same-sex couples.

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