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On the recordMay 18, 2015
I think, as I said in my opening, and you missed that, Mr. Yee, unfortunately. I think that when you have friends, you can be honest with friends, and you can talk back and forth.
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Gregory Meeks
Democratic · New York

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Meeks discusses the importance of honest dialogue among friends in politics.

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