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Tammy Baldwin: “The Respect for Marriage act... make[s] sure that even if a…”

Featuring: Tammy Baldwin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Sen. Tammy Baldwin on abortion: ‘2024 will be critical for restoring our rights and freedoms’

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And people were terrified that these were going to get ripped away after we saw 50 years nearly of precedent overturned by the Supreme Court in overturning Roe versus Wade. But I also tell you that when we introduced The Respect for Marriage act... make[s] sure that even if a future Supreme Court were to reverse Obergefell, the marriage equality decision, that people's marriages would still be safe. And that's what the Respect for Marriage act did. And I heard from so many people who had lost sleep while we were working on passing this legislation, who now … (04:00–04:14)

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Asserts that the Respect for Marriage Act ensures marriage safety even if Obergefell is reversed.

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