"Today, in light of the recent controversy surrounding Rush Limbaugh's attack on Sandra Fluke, Rep. Tim Ryan (OH-17) introduced a bill to ensure that the Pentagon avoids supporting programs that exhibit values contrary to the basic values of the Armed Forces and the United States."
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Sandra Fluke
Sandra Kay Fluke (born April 17, 1981) is an American lawyer and activist. She is a graduate of (2003), and ' graduate of the (2012). She spoke before Democratic members of the on why she believed free is generally essential. Fluke was a Public Interest Law Scholar at the .
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