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John Garamendi: “Thank you, Mr. Tonko. Once again, we have a challenge ahead of us. Mr. Higgins, I know that this has been one of your…”

On the recordDecember 18, 2012
Thank you, Mr. Tonko. Once again, we have a challenge ahead of us. Mr. Higgins, I know that this has been one of your principal issues here in the House of Representatives. If you would like to wrap up on this piece of our discussion tonight, on the infrastructure piece, then we will take the final 10 to 15 minutes and pick back up to the Medicare and Social Security issues that are also very much part of what is on the table today as we address the fiscal cliff, growing the economy, and jobs.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California
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Dec 18, 2012

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