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Mark Takano: The last 48 hours, we've voted on a lot of things since then. As I pointed out in my remarks, every headline that looks…

On the recordOctober 2, 2013
The last 48 hours, we've voted on a lot of things since then. As I pointed out in my remarks, every headline that looks bad for them, they come up with a bill, and they try to fund that headline away. Again, they're embarrassing votes for many people on our side, having to answer, Why are you voting against the National Institutes of Health? Why are you voting against veterans? Of course we're not voting against them. We're saying that you can't pit one group of Americans against another group of Americans, and that there are literally many Americans who depend on many of the programs. When people really understand what our government does for them and when it's taken away, then it comes home.
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Mark Takano
Democratic · California
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Oct 2, 2013

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