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On the recordMarch 6, 2013
I will in a moment. Let me just finish my point. But we will move in the right direction. We will actually move to avoid a government shutdown. We'll leave open an avenue of negotiation with our friends in the Senate. I'm sure the President will be involved in discussion at some point too. So I take some heart from that. With that, I yield to the gentleman from New Jersey.
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Tom Cole
Republican · Oklahoma

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