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“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
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On the recordJune 3, 2023
I think Leader McConnell absolutely hit it on the head. And I think he's probably as responsible as anybody is for actually getting this deal done in this bipartisan way.
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Mike Rounds
Republican · South Dakota
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Mike Rounds praises Mitch McConnell's leadership in facilitating a bipartisan deal regarding the debt ceiling.

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