But that was an existing conference that, that was there before I became governor and I recognized them while they were there. But yet they did support you when you decided to pass same sex marriage? Many of them. And Republicans. We passed same sex marriage. First big state in the United States and it was a big deal. It created a civil right and by the way, change the discourse in this nation. The president then supported it, the Vice President then supported it. (27:17–27:25)
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