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On the recordOctober 28, 2013
That kind of language and that kind of tone is beneath the dignity of this institution and earns us our single digit approval ratings, and it is violative of any standard of gentlemanliness that anybody sitting back here should presume to aspire to.
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Jim Himes
Democratic · Connecticut

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Himes criticizes the tone of discussions in Congress affecting its reputation.

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