On the recordDecember 17, 2007
When you have a bill of 3,500 pages, you can find a few reasons to vote for the bill and you can probably find a whole lot of reasons to vote against the bill.
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transcripts.cnn.comWhen you have a bill of 3,500 pages, you can find a few reasons to vote for the bill and you can probably find a whole lot of reasons to vote against the bill.
John Boehner comments on the complexity of a large spending bill and the implications for voting.
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