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Debbie Wasserman Schultz: But I will tell you that this being the day after the President's State of the Union Address, Mr. Murphy, I was…

On the recordJanuary 24, 2007
But I will tell you that this being the day after the President's State of the Union Address, Mr. Murphy, I was particularly disturbed listening to the President. The privilege that we have here in this House, and it was yours for the first time last night, and I remember 2 years ago, I am just 2 years ahead of you in this process, and I remember the feeling that I had sitting in this Chamber and the awesome responsibility that I felt on my shoulders being this far from the President and having the chance to listen to him deliver that address, and the expectation that I had as a representative of my constituents, that the expectation that he would say something more than words.
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Democratic · Florida

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Discussing the impact of the President's State of the Union Address.

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