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Chris Van Hollen: you can’t measure bipartisanship by the fact that you don’t have Republican senators that voting for it at this point…

On the recordMarch 4, 2021
you can’t measure bipartisanship by the fact that you don’t have Republican senators that voting for it at this point when they want to be obstructionist rather than listen to their own constituents back home.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Arguing that Republican obstructionism does not reflect the will of their constituents.

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