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Peter Welch: “The Supreme Court in this decision is reversing [the goal to…”

Featuring: Peter Welch, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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Reproductive Rights Roundtable - Congressman Peter Welch.

Published | Video Starts at 26:12

And the goal has been to reach the, to broaden the definition of the aspirational goal that we're all equal under the law. We should all have equal opportunity. And The Supreme Court in this decision is reversing [the goal to broaden the definition of equality]. that. The other thing, this conversation reinforces for me how quickly these issues have come up. So this is not some theoretical issue that we're talking about. (26:12–26:16)

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Asserts that the Supreme Court's decision reverses efforts to broaden equality.

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