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On the recordApril 23, 2008
You can't lose. And I wish it was more complicated. I wish legislating involved a little bit more mystery, but it doesn't. When you've got a choice to stand with regular, average, everyday folks who go to work every day trying to make a living and are playing by the rules or you stand with oil companies who make more money than they ever have, it's not a hard choice. You stand with regular, average, everyday people and the troubles they're going through. If you do that every time, you'll win every time. Mr. Meek, it has been a pleasure to share the floor with you today on behalf of the 30-Something Working Group. We thank Speaker Pelosi for giving us once again the opportunity to share some of our thoughts with our colleagues.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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Discussing the importance of supporting everyday people over large oil companies.

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