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Jared Huffman: I hope we can move on from this phony debate and get to work addressing the real problems on the ground.

On the recordNovember 29, 2017
I hope we can move on from this phony debate and get to work addressing the real problems on the ground.
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Jared Huffman
Democratic · California

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Huffman emphasizes the need to focus on real issues instead of political debates.

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