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Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., speaks during a Senate Foreign Relations committee hearing on April calamity
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By MARY CLARE JALONICK came after 47 Republi- up for reelection this year
Associated Press cans voted for the bill in — comes as Wisconsin's
WASHINGTON (AP) — When the House last week, was other senator, Tammy Bald-
asked if he'd support legis- reflective of a stark shift in win, is the lead Democrat
lation to protect same-sex GOP positioning after dec- charged with persuading
marriage, one conserva- ades of fighting same-sex the necessary 10 Repub-
tive Republican senator marriage. Ten years ago, licans to vote for the bill.
was almost nonchalant. most Republicans proudly Baldwin, who is the first
"I see no reason to oppose espoused that marriage openly gay senator and
it," Ron Johnson of Wiscon- could only be between a has been working on gay
sin told reporters, bringing man and a woman. Now, rights issues since she first
Democrats one vote closer a federal law protecting entered state politics in
to an unexpected victory same-sex marriage is within 1986, says the "world has
as they move to safeguard reach in an election year, changed," especially since
same-sex marriage and with some Republican the Supreme Court's 2015
other rights after the Su- backing. Obergefell v. Hodges de-
preme Court overturned The signal of possible sup- cision upholding gay mar-
Roe v. Wade, which legal- port from Johnson — ar- riage.
ized abortion nationwide. guably the most vulner-
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