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Jeanne Shaheen: Absolutely. I appreciate the Senator from North Dakota pointing this out, and also pointing out what has been a…

On the recordSeptember 29, 2010
Absolutely. I appreciate the Senator from North Dakota pointing this out, and also pointing out what has been a bipartisan history in the past when we have dealt with these kinds of disasters and tragedies in the country, that this used to be a bipartisan effort, and how sad and disappointing that now it has come down to partisanship rather than working together.
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Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic · New Hampshire
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Sep 29, 2010

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Senator Shaheen discusses the shift from bipartisan cooperation to partisanship in addressing national disasters.

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