On the recordMarch 11, 2010
Wait, wait. So you are suggesting that they find the bill a bad idea, so they had to find a special deal, or a sweetener, to get their vote? Shocking.
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Speaker Shadegg is questioning the motivations behind securing votes for a bill.
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