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The era of civil rights. >> we're here and we're here to compete and we're as equal as everybody else. we want to go there, as a gay athlete you want to go there and compete and also go there and compete and show everybody in the world that we're on level pegging with any athlete. >> we're now not just hearing from the athletes but u.s. lawmakers are joining in. jeff orcly from oregon says he plans on introducing a resolution to the floor of the u.s. senate that would oppose, say it opposes these russian laws, as well as call for the protection of the athletes, as well as spectators who go to ...

We're here to compete and equal as everybody else. we want to go there, i think as a gay athlete, you you want to go there and compete and go there and compete and show everybody in the world that we're on level pegging with any straight athlete. it doesn't matter to us. >> and it's not just the athletes we're hearing from. we are hearing from u.s. lawmakers. senator jeff merkel from oregon says he plans to introduce a resolution in the u.s. senate that one, opposes russian laws but is demanding protection for visitors as well as spectators and the athletes. we should point out that this is a ...

The tangible games. >> if ever a prime minister needed tangible gains, this is one. he's leading a coalition that's had its iraq difficulties. the economy has been in something of a sluch for a considerab -- slump for a time. this is definitely good news for a country that's had a tough time lately. >> when one things of the problems he inherited, in a way he has done well, extraordinaire to keep this coalition together at all. we haven't had a coalition in britain since the 1930s. this really was a hell of an acheebment in and of itself. now he looks as though he's level pegging in the polls ...