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Ron Wyden: “I came away convinced that but for the wonderful Cajun accents of Senator Landrieu's constituents, the meeting resembled…”

On the recordJuly 22, 2013
I came away convinced that but for the wonderful Cajun accents of Senator Landrieu's constituents, the meeting resembled those we have in Southern Oregon.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden reflects on similarities between constituents in Louisiana and Oregon.

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