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Bob Menendez: The reality is, I think some of these amendments on the floor that were offered are miserly, to say the least, a moment…

On the recordDecember 19, 2012
The reality is, I think some of these amendments on the floor that were offered are miserly, to say the least, a moment of national imperative, and do not have not only the spirit of the season but do not have the spirit of what America is all about.
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Bob Menendez
Democratic · New Jersey

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Menendez criticizes proposed amendments as inadequate during a national crisis.

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