People talk about the partisanship in Congress and in Washington, D.C., and I really have seen it. I saw it on the financial reform bill--the Democrats voting to rein in Wall Street, Republicans voting ``no.'' We saw it on an issue just raised about kids being able to go to school. Two weeks ago--3 weeks ago now, we voted on a major reform of the educational loans for American students.
John Garamendi: “People talk about the partisanship in Congress and in Washington, D.C., and I really have seen it. I saw it on the…”
On the recordApril 20, 2010
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The speaker addresses partisanship in Congress regarding financial reform and educational loans.
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