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Charles Rangel: I do not really know what the Republicans are so frightened of in this bill that they allegedly are so proud of that…

On the recordJune 17, 2004
I do not really know what the Republicans are so frightened of in this bill that they allegedly are so proud of that they continuously deny the Democrats an opportunity to say, But we got a better idea. The Republican majority has been successful in winning the votes in order to get legislation passed. I do not think they have been successful in allowing the American people to believe that they have been fair, that they have been fair to the minority, or that they have been fair to the working people, or that they have been fair to the manufacturers that work hard every day to try to create jobs. I do not think that they think that they have been fair in terms of having some sense of patriotism or some sense of pride in saying, Made in the USA. Yes, they say this legislation creates jobs, but not jobs for Americans. Jobs for people overseas.
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Charles Rangel
Democratic · New York

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Criticizing the Republican majority's handling of job creation and fairness in legislation.

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