We are not here drinking the tea. I mean, we are not here saying, Oh, let's just all link up together and flowers falling from the ceiling and all and that we are working in a bipartisan way. What we are doing is saying that we are working like the American people would like for us to work on this very important issue.
Kendrick Meek: “We are not here drinking the tea. I mean, we are not here saying, Oh, let's just all link up together and flowers…”
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Discussing the importance of bipartisan cooperation in Congress.
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