Were there indicators that you saw in Washington that there was this change, like, on the horizon? Oh, interesting. I mean, look, I remember when I first came into the House of Representatives, There was not a single federal statute that referenced [the LGBTQ] community [when I first came into the House of Representatives]. And I remember vividly coming back from the White House on the day that President Obama signed the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Hate Crimes Prevention Act. (15:32–15:38)
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