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Barbara Boxer: “The majority of us here across party lines, agree to a clean 18-month extension, not with these policy changes because…”

On the recordJune 24, 2009
The majority of us here across party lines, agree to a clean 18-month extension, not with these policy changes because it will in fact jeopardize a quick passage of this extension.
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Barbara Boxer
Democratic · California

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Barbara Boxer emphasizes bipartisan support for a clean extension without policy changes.

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