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Tom Udall: I want a good bill. I don't want a perfect bill. And we don't have it here.

On the recordMarch 17, 2015
I want a good bill. I don't want a perfect bill. And we don't have it here.
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Tom Udall
Democratic · New Mexico

Editor's note · Context

Udall emphasizes the need for a satisfactory bill rather than a perfect one.

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