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Roger Wicker: “This really was quite an undertaking. In an effort to get not only rank-and-file membership, but the leadership of House…”

On the recordJanuary 20, 2009
This really was quite an undertaking. In an effort to get not only rank-and-file membership, but the leadership of House Republicans and House Democrats together in a way that would promote unity and working together as Americans.
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Roger Wicker
Republican · Mississippi

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Wicker highlights LaHood's efforts to foster bipartisanship in the House.

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