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Ron Klein: “Thank you, Mr. Perlmutter. And I think we have heard from some of our friends and we have a lot of others within the…”

On the recordMarch 22, 2007
Thank you, Mr. Perlmutter. And I think we have heard from some of our friends and we have a lot of others within the Democratic side of the freshmen class. There are 41 of us. It is a big class this year, along with the rest of them, Republicans as well. And I think the message is pretty clear, the things you are talking about, the checks and balances. And, by the way, we have our checks and balances with the President. There are also checks and balances with all the agencies. And those are some of the things we are talking about tonight, to be sure things are operating the way they should. A big budget. A lot of money. It has to be spent properly. We feel very committed to that.
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Ron Klein
Florida
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Discussing the importance of checks and balances in government during a floor speech.

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