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Kendrick Meek: “I would like to not only warn, but I would like to bring to the attention of the Members of the House that when that…”

On the recordJune 25, 2007
I would like to not only warn, but I would like to bring to the attention of the Members of the House that when that bipartisanship is blocked or Members are discouraged from voting on legislation, or voting in the affirmative, or slowing down the process, when we are trying to carry out the work that the American people sent us up here to do, then we have to rise up, the majority that the Vice Chairman speaks of so much, to do the things that we need to do on behalf of the people.
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Kendrick Meek
Florida

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Discussing the importance of bipartisanship in Congress and the need to support legislation for troops.

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