Tammy Baldwin named honorary co-chair of Obama Inauguration
”Every Inauguration holds special significance, but the swearing-in of Barack Obama as president marks a turning point in American history. It’s a privilege to have a role in this historic event.”
Tammy Baldwin [D-MI] an openly-lesbian Member of the US House of Representatives, in a statement about her newly-named position as one of several co-chairmen for President-elect Obama‘s Inauguration. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
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