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On the recordJuly 26, 2017
I know on the outside it may look like we don't get along, but I just hosted something I called 'Breaking Bread,' and there were 75 of us, Democrats and Republicans, that ate together.
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Robin Kelly
Democratic · Illinois

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Kelly highlights bipartisan cooperation through a shared meal event.

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