“But a bomb planted by a Marxist revolutionary – well, that’s just merely a tragic excess of idealism.”
“Democrats have gone further and further and further to the left with no end in sight.”
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“A bomb planted by a neo-Nazi group was a nefarious and murderous act of evil.”
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On the recordFebruary 25, 2013
I sometimes think maybe we would be better having us stay home and work with our constituents and solve their problems.
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Nita Lowey
Democratic · New York
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Editor's note · Context

Lowey suggests that fewer votes might warrant staying home to address constituents' issues.

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