On the recordJanuary 26, 2021
I would rather put a package through reconciliation that will meet the crisis of a pandemic, meet the crisis of an economic downturn that is -- has in some measures, is worse as a great depression.
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Booker advocates for using reconciliation to address urgent economic issues rather than seeking bipartisan support.
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