I am sure that all of you have seen the headlines, Gay Marriage Bill defeated in the New Hampshire House or headlines to that effect. Now I would like to tell you the rest of the story as to how the House got there. We debated the issue for approximately two and a half hours and it was often intense as well as very moving.
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