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Carolyn Maloney: Literally, literally, and we can't afford to do it. I would say it really is scandalous, absolutely scandalous. We have…

On the recordNovember 28, 2012
Literally, literally, and we can't afford to do it. I would say it really is scandalous, absolutely scandalous. We have to work together and prevent this from happening. Always, it's those parts of our society that can't afford a lobbyist, that don't have the money. Babies can't get jobs, and they can't hire lobbyists. So those programs that help poor children are going to be incredibly vulnerable with this sequestration. As I said, no one in their right mind would let this happen, yet the parties seem so far apart, and we don't seem to be getting the consensus that we need to make this happen. It's absolutely critical. Getting that consensus and not falling over that cliff is literally going to save lives, millions of lives. {time} 1450
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Carolyn Maloney
Democratic · New York
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Nov 28, 2012

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