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Sheldon Whitehouse: “It is a win. The only thing I would distinguish a little bit is the example of the boy who went into the pool filled…”

On the recordMarch 10, 2014
It is a win. The only thing I would distinguish a little bit is the example of the boy who went into the pool filled with piranhas and alligators and snakes.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island
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Mar 10, 2014

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