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On the recordApril 18, 2016
I appreciate the thoughtful observations of the gentlewoman from Texas. I think we want to bring Representative Stacy Plaskett into this conversation in terms of the stunning inability to present a budget. As Representative Jackson Lee said, what else is there to do in terms of satisfying the extreme elements of your party? Privatize Social Security and throw older people out of their homes across the country? What else can you do? We are going to explore some of these draconian cuts that were in a budget that apparently is not extreme enough. I yield to the gentlewoman from the Virgin Islands (Ms. Plaskett), my good friend and colleague by way of Brooklyn, New York, I point out. We are so thankful for her presence here in the Congress. It is my honor now to yield to her.
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Hakeem Jeffries
Democratic · New York
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Apr 18, 2016

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