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On the recordJuly 13, 2009
These families are the foundation, as all of us know, of our economy and the reason that we are here in Washington working on this historic and critically important legislation.
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Chris Dodd
Democratic · Connecticut

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Dodd emphasizes the importance of families in the economy and the need for legislative action.

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