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On the recordJuly 30, 2011
Finally, would the Senator from Illinois agree, if tonight Republicans refuse to bring this debate to a halt and to allow a vote on the Reid motion, would the Senator from Illinois not agree there will be a strong negative public reaction to a filibuster on a measure in the face of an economic calamity which would avoid that calamity?
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Mike Levin
Democratic · California

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