You know, but abortion was at risk in the state of Illinois, and. And I got to sign the law that really guarantees that right. LGBTQ rights [in Illinois] not at all guaranteed. And standing up for civil rights, when those things came before, when I was fighting for them in the legislature and when they came to my desk, you know, and I thought about, like, the history that we're making, I was thinking about my mother. (53:04–53:07)
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