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On the recordMay 8, 2014
Last night, Republicans and Democrats on our House Armed Services Committee came together to pass a defense bill that all of us--I mean all of us--all of us on the committee could support. That is something remarkable, considering what is on the House floor this week. Instead of debating the minimum wage, we are getting maximum partisanship. Instead of creating a select committee on job creation, we are voting to create a select committee on Benghazi, shamefully playing politics with a terrible tragedy. The only person whose job the majority seems to care about is the former Secretary of State's. The national climate assessment released this week laid bare the consequences of climate change, but sadly, instead of reducing our carbon footprint, we get a climate of dysfunction and hot air. Enough is enough. House leadership should follow the example of the House Armed Services Committee. Put the partisanship aside and get to work on the things that really matter to the American people. ____________________
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Susan Davis
Democratic · California

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