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Alan Grayson: I know nonsense when I see it, and this is poorly written nonsense, with all due respect to the gentleman from Texas.

On the recordMarch 5, 2014
I know nonsense when I see it, and this is poorly written nonsense, with all due respect to the gentleman from Texas.
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Alan Grayson
Florida

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Grayson criticizes the quality of a colleague's amendment.

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