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On the recordSeptember 5, 2018
Wages are down; gas prices are up; and the culture of corruption here in Washington, D.C., is out of control. And all the while, the 45th President of the United States of America spends more time on the golf course than any other President in American history. Things are spiraling out of control. The stakes are incredibly high. Notwithstanding that, the 115th Congress has been one of the most unproductive Congresses in the history of the Nation. {time} 1030 Democrats and Republicans have two competing visions for what we need to do in order to make sure that every American can continue to experience the American Dream. Democrats, we want to move the country forward. Others want to turn back the clock. We are working hard to bring people together. Others are tearing us apart. We are fighting for working families and middle-class folks. Others are fighting for the wealthy and the well off. We believe in the public interest. Others are all about the special interests. Democrats are fighting for the people. Others are fighting for the privileged few. We are fighting for working families, middle-class folks, senior citizens, the poor, the sick, the afflicted, veterans, people in rural America, urban America, suburban America. Democrats are fighting for the people.…
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Hakeem Jeffries
Democratic · New York
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Sep 5, 2018

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