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On the recordApril 21, 2010
I worry about the Senate as an institution, but then I worry, if the Senate is not working as an institution, then we are not doing the things the American people sent us here to do.
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Tom Udall
Democratic · New Mexico

Editor's note · Context

Udall expresses concern about the Senate's failure to fulfill its responsibilities.

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