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• Latest Action: Feb 13, 2013 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.

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• Committee Assignment: Senate Judiciary

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• US Airways

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• Thomson Reuters

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• Texas Instruments

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• Starwood

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• Replacements, Ltd.

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• Omnicom

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• Ogilvy & Mather

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• Merck & Co., Inc.

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• Medtronic

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• Intel

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• Google

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• Goldman Sachs

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• Fifth & Pacfic Companies

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• Estée Lauder Companies

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• Ernst & Young LLP

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• ebay

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• Dow Chemical Company

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• Diageo

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• Citi

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• Cisco Systems

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• Carlson

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• Bristol-Myers Squibb

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• Boehringer Ingelheim USA

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• BNP Paribas

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• Bausch & Lomb

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• Barclays

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• Bain & Company

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• National Center for Lesbian Rights

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• Union of Black Episcopalians

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• Muslims for Progressive Values

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• Episcopal Church

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• Catholics for Equality

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• Hotel Employees & Restaurant Employees International Union

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• Pride at Work – AFL-CIO

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• Service Employees International Union

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• Starwood Hotels

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• Pfizer

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• Nike

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• Marriott

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• American Airlines

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• Family Equality Council

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• Anti-Defamation League

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• Human Rights Campaign

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• Immigration Equality

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• Log Cabin Republicans

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• Lesbian & Gay Immigration Rights Task Force

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Opposing Organizations

• Southern Baptist Convention

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• EXCLUSIVE: Fortune 500 Companies Tell ‘Gang of Eight’ Excluding Same-Sex Couples From Immigration Reform Is Bad For Business - March 14, 2013 by International Business Times - ...Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Senator Schumer, We, members of the Business Coalition for the Uniting American Families Act (S.296 / H.R.519), are writing to express our strong support for the inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) fam

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  As noted by International Business Times on March 14, 2013, "...Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Senator Schumer, We, members of the Business Coalition for the Uniting American Families Act (S.296 / H.R.519), are writing to express our strong support for the inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) fam" (http://www.ibtimes.com/exclusive-fortune-500-companies-tell-gang-eight-excluding-same-sex-couples-immigration-reform-bad)