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On the recordAugust 10, 2017
I think it's unfair and unwise. Think for a moment of what Senator McConnell did. He persuaded 96 percent of the Republicans in the Senate to vote for a bill that had the support of only 17 percent of the American people.

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Mitchell critiques Trump's public attacks on McConnell, highlighting McConnell's success in rallying Republican support for a controversial bill.

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