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Heidi Alexander: If the Senator would yield, I have heard Senator McConnell, the Republican leader, speak both in our Republican caucus…

On the recordJuly 24, 2012
If the Senator would yield, I have heard Senator McConnell, the Republican leader, speak both in our Republican caucus and in meetings with Democrats in committee and publicly. I believe he has made it absolutely clear that if he were fortunate enough to be the majority leader, that he would bring appropriations bills to the floor, that he would see that a large number of amendments from both sides of the aisle were offered, and that we would be working longer, working later, and getting more done.
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Heidi Alexander
Labour Party
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Jul 24, 2012

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