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On the recordMarch 6, 2013
My friend reflected on some criticism of the Senate, which I would generally agree with. I would say this, though: the Senate did something we've not done. They put a Republican plan on the Senate floor to end the sequester and save those 750,000 jobs and a Democratic plan on the floor to save those 750,000 jobs. I think we owe it to our constituents, to our country to do the same thing. This is the opportunity to do that.
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Rob Andrews
Democratic · New Jersey

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