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John Garamendi: “You said it. I was astounded that, during the first Special Order hour, there were about 12 members of the Republican…”

On the recordNovember 7, 2017
You said it. I was astounded that, during the first Special Order hour, there were about 12 members of the Republican Party who came down here on some weird conspiracy theory, and I am going: Wait a minute, guys, why don't you talk about your tax bill; why don't you sit up here and brag about all of the good things you are doing on the tax bill? Apparently they want to hide.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California
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Nov 7, 2017

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