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Carl Levin: “Negotiate, of course, but for heaven's sakes, pay our bills while we negotiate.”

On the recordOctober 14, 2013
Negotiate, of course, but for heaven's sakes, pay our bills while we negotiate.
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Carl Levin
Democratic · Michigan

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Levin urges that bills should be paid even while negotiations are ongoing.

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