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On the recordOctober 3, 2021
The President was inspiring today. He said, 'Look, I'm a moderate Democrat. I ran as a moderate Democrat. But I believe that we need to have a consensus, on the bigger bill, to pass infrastructure.'
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Ro Khanna
Democratic · California

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Ro Khanna discusses President Biden's moderate stance and the need for consensus on infrastructure legislation.

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