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On the recordJanuary 30, 2013
Well, again, this is a big fiction, and I think the first important part of this conversation is to get beyond the fiction.
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David Vitter
Republican · Louisiana

Editor's note · Context

Vitter criticizes the misleading representation of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund's balance.

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