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Jon Tester: “Absolutely. And we should debate them later. But the bottom line is it is important that we keep our government open.…”

On the recordOctober 7, 2013
Absolutely. And we should debate them later. But the bottom line is it is important that we keep our government open. Why? Because we are wasting a ton of money the way it is being done now, and this piecemeal funding, trying to get a political advantage, is crazy. People see it for what it is: Political gamesmanship.
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Jon Tester
Democratic · Montana
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Oct 7, 2013

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