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On the recordMarch 14, 1995
We talked about that 2 weeks ago. Cliches, rhetoric, they do not get it. Class warfare. Right here is where the rubber meets the road and the American people can open their newspaper, tune in C-SPAN, listen to the radio, receive our correspondence, and find out who stuck by their guns, who cast tough votes.
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Robert Ehrlich
Maryland

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Discussing accountability and transparency in political decision-making.

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