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On the recordApril 13, 2018
I did. Mr. McCARTHY. So if you care about the military, you care about education, you care about opioids, and you are concerned about breaking a trust because you negotiated this, why did you vote ``no?'' Why did you vote against the things you just said you cared about? Then you said you cared a lot about the deficit. But on this floor, we had a balanced budget agreement--you actually said you supported it--but that is not how you voted. You voted ``no.'' So when you had an opportunity----
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Steny Hoyer
Democratic · Maryland

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