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Jim Costa: I took a tough position against my own party because I thought it was the right thing to do.

On the recordDecember 14, 2011
I took a tough position against my own party because I thought it was the right thing to do.
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Jim Costa
Democratic · California

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Jim Costa emphasizes the importance of bipartisan decisions for the greater good.

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