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Jim DeMint: “Folks, we've got to hold the line. We've got to stand strong. We can't let down the people who elected us last November.”

On the recordJuly 26, 2011
Folks, we've got to hold the line. We've got to stand strong. We can't let down the people who elected us last November.
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Jim DeMint
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

DeMint emphasizes the importance of maintaining conservative principles and not compromising on the debt ceiling issue.

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