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Jared Polis: “I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' and defeat the previous question so that we can do the right thing for working…”

On the recordDecember 8, 2011
I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' and defeat the previous question so that we can do the right thing for working families and the millions of people looking for a job and vote on an unemployment extension and a payroll tax holiday and extension before we leave for next year, 3 more weeks. I urge a ``no'' vote on the rule, and I yield back the balance of my time.
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Jared Polis
Democratic · Colorado
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Dec 8, 2011

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