What GOP’s $3 million DOMA defense could buy
With the Supreme Court scheduled to hear oral arguments on the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act on March 27, House Republicans have spent $3 million on outside legal counsel since their February 2011 decision to defend DOMA in court. In a graphic released last week, the Center for American Progress details nine alternative ways that $3 million could have been spent.
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