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On the recordMarch 16, 2015
I just would say that this Congress represents the people of the United States. And, yes, bringing in talent to America is a good thing, but we have no obligation to yield to the lust of big businesses.
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Jeff Sessions
Republican · Alabama

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Sessions asserts Congress's duty to represent Americans over the interests of large businesses.

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