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Joe Crowley: I think a first grader could do that, but they would probably get an F from the teacher for trying to do something just…

On the recordJuly 6, 2016
I think a first grader could do that, but they would probably get an F from the teacher for trying to do something just like that.
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Joe Crowley
Democratic · New York

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Crowley criticizes the committee's report as lacking credibility.

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