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Jamie Raskin: “I am delighted to be here this evening, and I am delighted to be hosting the Progressive Caucus Special Order hour. We…”

On the recordMay 24, 2017
I am delighted to be here this evening, and I am delighted to be hosting the Progressive Caucus Special Order hour. We have a number of Members who are going to join us to discuss the President's budget proposal, which appears to have been written at Trump Tower, primarily for the benefit of people spending the weekend at the Mar-a-Lago Club in Florida. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Pocan), to kick off our analysis of the Trump budget. {time} 1730
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland
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May 24, 2017

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