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On the recordFebruary 9, 2011
And it was very special to me to hear the comments from the folks on the other side of the aisle. While they may have disagreed with him on certain policy, I don't know that anyone disagreed on the man's integrity and his compassion for this country and how committed he was to make it a better place, and with that, he was able to get a lot of things done on the other side of the aisle that he wouldn't otherwise have been able to do. Thank you very much, John.
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Elton Gallegly
California
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Gallegly reflects on a colleague's integrity and bipartisan efforts.

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