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On the recordSeptember 18, 2024
I have been amused for a long time at how can it be that there is legislation supported by 70 or 80 percent of the public, a clear majority of Members of Congress, and yet we are not allowed to even vote on it.
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Martin Foster
Democratic · Illinois

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Foster expresses frustration over popular legislation being blocked from votes in Congress.

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