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On the recordJuly 13, 2010
I know we sometimes hear the American people say, or commentators say: Well, why don't those Senators work across party lines and get a result? My question... is this not a proposal that deserves respect as a serious attempt to restrain the debt and that should earn bipartisan support?
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Heidi Alexander
Labour Party

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The speaker is discussing the need for bipartisan cooperation in addressing the debt crisis and federal spending.

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