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John Tierney: You know, we should be able to emulate what we did in 1998, and that is reach a bipartisan bill on this.

On the recordApril 16, 2012
You know, we should be able to emulate what we did in 1998, and that is reach a bipartisan bill on this.
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John Tierney
Massachusetts

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Tierney emphasizes the need for bipartisan cooperation similar to past successful legislation.

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