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Joe Courtney: “The Speaker was actually boasting in public that he got 98 percent of what he wanted in terms of negotiations with the…”

On the recordJuly 31, 2012
The Speaker was actually boasting in public that he got 98 percent of what he wanted in terms of negotiations with the White House.
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Joe Courtney
Democratic · Connecticut

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Courtney highlights Speaker's claim of successful negotiations on budget.

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