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Elton Gallegly: “I did not have one individual on either side of the aisle say, no, Elton, I can't be a cosponsor. I don't think there's…”

On the recordFebruary 9, 2011
I did not have one individual on either side of the aisle say, no, Elton, I can't be a cosponsor. I don't think there's anytime in history that I've had as many people agree on--we can't get that many people to agree on what day of the week it is around here.
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Elton Gallegly
California
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Feb 9, 2011

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Speaker Gallegly discusses bipartisan support for a bill.

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