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Iowa lawmakers clash over same sex marriage bill
Rep Richard Myers and 10 other Democrats oppose a same sex marriage bill arguing it is a political ploy and flawed. Senate leader Wally Horn doubts its Senate fate amid March deadlines while supporters claim it targets potential future courts. Grubbs defends the measure as a stance against legal challenges to Iowa's marriage rules. Republicans and several Democrats vote against or for the bill citing broader priorities.
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Richard Myers
Iowa City
Myers
Senate
Wally Horn
Cedar Rapids
Minnette Doderer
Iowa
Bill Witt
Cedar Falls
Grubbs
U.S. Senate
Myers and
Doderer
Tom Baker
Des Moines
Bill Bernau
Ames
Phil Brammer
Cecelia Burnett
Ed Fallon
Patricia Harper
Waterloo
Mary Mascher
Arthur Ollie
Clinton
Betty Grundberg
Todd Taylor
Hawaii
Taylor