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On the recordMay 21, 2025
This is one big, ugly bill that House Republicans are trying to jam down the throats of the American people under the cover of darkness.
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Hakeem Jeffries
Democratic · New York
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usatoday.com

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Jeffries criticized the bill as harmful to the American public.

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