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New Jersey Senate panel sends marriage bill to the floor
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| Contributor | Homegrown Democrat |
| Last Edited | Homegrown Democrat Dec 08, 2009 11:42am |
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| Category | Proposed Legislation |
| News Date | Tuesday, December 8, 2009 05:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The New Jersey Senate Judiciary Committee handed proponents of marriage equality an important first-round victory Dec. 7, approving a bill that could make New Jersey the sixth state to allow same-sex marriage.
The panel’s 7 to 6 approval came shortly after ten o’clock Monday night, after more than seven hours of emotional and at times highly personal testimony and discussion.
The committee hearing room, packed with gay marriage backers, erupted in cheers and applause with the vote tally. Afterwards, Steven Goldstein, executive director of Garden State Equality, spoke to a euphoric gathering. |
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