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John Yarmuth: I thank all my colleagues. And I'd like to end where we began, and that is that when these majority makers, our freshman…

On the recordFebruary 6, 2008
I thank all my colleagues. And I'd like to end where we began, and that is that when these majority makers, our freshman class, was elected in 2006, we were elected because the country thought that the government of the United States had the wrong priorities, that we needed a new set of priorities, we needed a new direction. We've committed ourselves to that new direction. I think as we approach this budgetary process and all areas that we have to do, we will seek a new direction for the American people.
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John Yarmuth
Democratic · Kentucky

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Discussing the priorities of the newly elected freshman class during budgetary discussions.

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