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Rosa DeLauro: “When I get back, and I get the gavel of the Appropriations Committee… I want that gavel!”

On the recordNovember 3, 2026
When I get back, and I get the gavel of the Appropriations Committee… I want that gavel!
Said by
Rosa DeLauro
Democratic · Connecticut
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Speaking at her Election Night party after winning her race.

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