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John Garamendi: “I can go through each one of those numbers that my colleague from the wonderful State of New York talked about.…”

On the recordOctober 26, 2011
I can go through each one of those numbers that my colleague from the wonderful State of New York talked about. California, similarly, would receive very, very significant benefits. However, we need to look at the reality of what is happening here in this Chamber where the Speaker of the House refuses to even allow a vote on the President's proposal. All of the things you talked about that would benefit New York will come to nothing unless the Speaker of the House will allow these proposals to come to a vote.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California
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Oct 26, 2011

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