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W. Todd Akin: “Yet, the bill we still have not seen it. There have been people out saying, well, here is the deal we cut. But in terms…”

On the recordFebruary 12, 2009
Yet, the bill we still have not seen it. There have been people out saying, well, here is the deal we cut. But in terms of transparency and 48 hours, that of course was just campaign rhetoric, apparently. But what it seems like, as we look more and more at this thing, is that this is really a form of financial infanticide, because what we are going to be doing is burdening not only our children but our grandchildren.
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W. Todd Akin
Missouri

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Discussing concerns about transparency and the implications of a bill on future generations.

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