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Ron Wyden: “Yes, the House Members who said they would vote for it, it sure looks as though the votes are there. And if they are…”

On the recordOctober 7, 2013
Yes, the House Members who said they would vote for it, it sure looks as though the votes are there. And if they are trying to break the gridlock, why not try? So I hope that kind of thinking will set in here in the next few hours because that would be the fastest way, as the Senator from Alaska has made clear, to get the government open.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon
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Oct 7, 2013

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