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Hank Johnson: Sadly, Republicans are just blowing in the wind and can't seem to tether themselves down to take on such an important…

On the recordApril 25, 2013
Sadly, Republicans are just blowing in the wind and can't seem to tether themselves down to take on such an important task. They float off in different directions unable to appoint conferees to negotiate with the Senate. Yesterday, despite the gravity of the matter, the Tea Party Republicans couldn't even agree on their own health care bill, which was named the Helping Sick Americans Now Act. With a title like that, I'm helium flabbergasted that they could not pass that bill. {time} 1430 Yesterday we spent all day debating that bill, and today after their failure to pass it, they've pretty much decided that sick Americans can wait. We need laughing gas because of the inability of the Republican House to deal with the difficult issues. It's real sad; we need some laughing gas. The sequestration is delaying flights and harming our economy. The CHAIR. The time of the gentleman has again expired.
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Hank Johnson
Democratic · Georgia
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Apr 25, 2013

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