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Matt Salmon: It's hard not to be cynical when we seen the can kicked down the road so many times, but I think the voters sent us here…

On the recordOctober 15, 2013
It's hard not to be cynical when we seen the can kicked down the road so many times, but I think the voters sent us here to do the level best we can to fight for the things they sent us here to fight for.
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Matt Salmon
Arizona

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Matt Salmon expresses skepticism about future negotiations while emphasizing the responsibility of lawmakers to represent voters.

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