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On the recordJune 26, 2008
this young lady, who's a CNA, last week took her husband's bicycle and a few other items to a pawn shop to get $37 so she could put gas in her car to go to work at this nursing home to take care of my mother and my sister. This is having a horrendous impact on real life people. Mr. Speaker, it's time for partisanship to be put aside. It's time for Congress to get to the real answer, which is increasing American production.
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Bill Sali
Republican · Idaho

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Addressing the impact of economic issues on individuals during a floor speech.

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