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On the recordFebruary 11, 2014
Let us just focus on the 80 percent that we agree on, and we will set the other 20 percent aside until another day.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Carper advocates for bipartisan cooperation on issues where there is agreement.

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