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On the recordJuly 27, 2011
I believe it is, yes, Anderson. I think that the Democrats have clearly made a determination that this is a bad bill, a bad bill for the country. It doesn't represent any kind of a compromise.
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Steny Hoyer
Democratic · Maryland

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Steny Hoyer states that Democrats will not support the Boehner bill, calling it a bad bill for the country.

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