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Paul Tonko: Absolutely. Let me just, if you'll suffer an interruption, or yield, please, Representative Garamendi, I absolutely…

On the recordNovember 29, 2011
Absolutely. Let me just, if you'll suffer an interruption, or yield, please, Representative Garamendi, I absolutely endorse what you just said. They are devoted. They are an essential part of this body to introduce all of the statements into the annals of history, making certain that statements that might inspire the sort of progress that is required by this Nation right now--they provide an awesome, awesome task.
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Paul Tonko
Democratic · New York
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Nov 29, 2011

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