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On the recordMarch 8, 2017
If we don't get to a good number in the nondefense area, we will inevitably end up doing something that nobody on either side of the aisle wants to do.
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Tom Cole
Republican · Oklahoma

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Cole emphasizes the need for bipartisan agreement to avoid undesirable outcomes in funding.

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