Social Issues

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Assemblyman Andy Goodell, R-Jamestown, explains his vote against passing a emergency budget extension in place of the state budget in the Assembly Chamber at the state Capitol on Monday, April 3, 2017, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

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Assemblyman Charles Barron, D-Brooklyn, speaks against passing a emergency budget extension in place of the state budget in the Assembly Chamber at the state Capitol on Monday, April 3, 2017, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

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Assemblyman Steve McLaughlin, R-Troy, explains his vote against passing an emergency budget extension in place of the state budget in the Assembly Chamber at the state Capitol on Monday, April 3, 2017, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

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Assemblyman Steve McLaughlin, R-Troy, explains his vote against passing an emergency budget extension in place of the state budget in the Assembly Chamber at the state Capitol on Monday, April 3, 2017, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

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Assembly members wait as members vote and pass the emergency budget extension in place of the state budget in the Assembly Chamber at the state Capitol on Monday, April 3, 2017, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

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Assembly Members explain their vote about passing a emergency budget extension in place of the state budget in the Assembly Chamber at the state Capitol on Monday, April 3, 2017, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

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Children watch as mermaids perform at the Virginia Aquarium in Virginia Beach, Va., Monday, April 3, 2017. The Aquarium presents a mermaid show one night each week during the month of April. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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Opponents of SB54, which would create a statewide sanctuary for immigrants in the country illegally, prepare to testify against the measure in the Senate Appropriations Committee in Sacramento, Calif., Monday, March 13, 2017. The committee set the bill for a vote by the full Senate later this month. (AP Photo/Don Thompson)

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Pro-life advocates want a new reconciliation bill to defund abortion provider Planned Parenthood after the House failed to pass a health care bill last week. Republicans could use the reconciliation tool in order to head off a Democratic filibuster. (Associated Press)

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Senate Minority Leader Sen. Charles Schumer of N.Y., speaks during an interview in his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 30, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Dashboard Confessional. (Live Nation)

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FILE - This combination of undated file photos provided by the Arkansas Department of Correction shows death-row inmates Jason F. McGehee, left, and Kenneth Williams. Both men are scheduled for execution on April 27, 2017. (Arkansas Department of Correction via AP)

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FILE - In this June 21, 2013, file photo, the seal affixed to the front of the Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington. The Senate has approved legislation that would extend a program aimed at widening veterans' access to private-sector health care.The bill passed by voice vote. It would allow the Department of Veterans Affairs to continue operating its Choice program until its money runs out, expected early in 2018. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

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This undated photo provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows death row inmate Carlos Ayestas. The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday, April 3, 2017, to consider the appeal of Ayestas, who is on Texas death row and attorneys contend had poor legal help at his trial and in earlier stages of his appeals. Ayestas, 47, was condemned for beating and strangling a Houston woman during a robbery at her home more than 20 years ago. (Texas Department of Criminal Justice via AP)

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This undated booking photo provided by the Sonoma County Sheriff shows Timothy Marble, who was arrested on charges of kidnapping, sexually abusing a minor and child abuse. (Sonoma County Sheriff via AP)

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Demonstrators descended on the Washington, D.C. neighborhood of Ivanka Trump and husband Jared Kushner Saturday night for a "queer dance party" protesting the Trump administration's climate change policies. (WUSA 9)

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Tate staff pose for photographs next to "Rest Time in the Life Class" by Dorothy Johnstone during a media preview for the "Queer British Art 1861-1967" exhibition at Tate Britain in London, Monday, April 3, 2017. The show, which opens to the public on Wednesday, includes works that relate to lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans identities and marks the 50th anniversary of the partial decriminalisation of male homosexuality in England and Wales. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

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A Tate staff member poses for photographs next to "PC Harry Daley" by Duncan Grant, at left, and "Portrait of Pat Nelson" by Edward Wolfe during a media preview for the "Queer British Art 1861-1967" exhibition at Tate Britain in London, Monday, April 3, 2017. The show, which opens to the public on Wednesday, includes works that relate to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans queer identities and marks the 50th anniversary of the partial decriminalisation of male homosexuality in England and Wales. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

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A Tate staff member poses for photographs next to "Byam Shaw as 'Laertes' 1934-35" by Glyn Warren Philpot during a media preview for the "Queer British Art 1861-1967" exhibition at Tate Britain in London, Monday, April 3, 2017. The show, which opens to the public on Wednesday, includes works that relate to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans identities and marks the 50th anniversary of the partial decriminalisation of male homosexuality in England and Wales. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

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A Tate staff member poses for photographs next to "Life Painting for a Diploma"" by David Hockney during a media preview for the "Queer British Art 1861-1967" exhibition at Tate Britain in London, Monday, April 3, 2017. The show, which opens to the public on Wednesday, includes works that relate to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans identities and marks the 50th anniversary of the partial decriminalisation of male homosexuality in England and Wales. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)