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Liz Saville Roberts: Let us beware of the Ides of March and the siren songs of the stimulus, I say to the Senator from Oklahoma. I thank him…

On the recordFebruary 5, 2009
Let us beware of the Ides of March and the siren songs of the stimulus, I say to the Senator from Oklahoma. I thank him for doing an outstanding job to warn the majority of the sand trap they are getting into with these projects. Would the Senator not agree?
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Liz Saville Roberts
Plaid Cymru

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Discussing concerns about stimulus projects during a Senate debate.

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