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Kendrick Meek: Some of them are saying, well, yeah, I'm with you, you know, I'm all impressed, and they go in and take a picture with…

On the recordOctober 4, 2007
Some of them are saying, well, yeah, I'm with you, you know, I'm all impressed, and they go in and take a picture with the President in the Oval Office and they go back home or they come back over here to the Capitol. That's what's happening very quietly. I just want to put that out because that's the way the White House has been successful in getting this kind of picture. Now, I know every last Member here in this picture, and I know the conversations I've had with them one-on-one about the war in Iraq, but better yet, they're down there with the President. All I'm saying is that all of the groups, some, was it 270 and counting, are saying that we want health care for children. And all of the Members, I want to the make sure I say it right, a number of Republicans in the Senate that voted for this measure, and over here in the House?
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Kendrick Meek
Florida

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Discussing the influence of photo opportunities with the President on Congressional support for health care for children.

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