OR-Sen: Jeff Merkley (D) To Introduce Legislation Denouncing Russia's Anti-LGBT Law

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Russia's anti-gay propaganda laws have some concerned about how homosexual athletes will be treated at next year's Winter Olympics in Sochi. Now, Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore) plans to introduce a Senate resolution that will call on the International Olympic Committee to oppose the laws and receive guarantees that competitors and spectators will not be discriminated against during the Games. The resolution, the Senate's first formal statement about the Russian laws, is yet to be finalized and isn't expected to be introduced until the Senate returns from its August recess. - MSN, 8/2/13

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