Sen. Rob Portman (R-<a href="/topics//Ohio">Ohio</a>) now endorses marriages between members of the same sex, since his son told him that he was gay. 
 Why can't all members of Congress accept that the children murdered in Newtown were "their" children, and pass legislation that will strongly diminish the chances of another such occurrence? 
 <a href="/topics//Peter_Hanson">Peter Hanson</a>, Nesconset

Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) now endorses marriages between members of the same sex, since his son told him that he was gay. Why can't all members of Congress accept that the children murdered in Newtown were "their" children, and pass legislation that will strongly diminish the chances of another such occurrence? Peter Hanson, Nesconset

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