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Bill Lee: “I guess we should not be surprised by this approach, since the playbook for this administration from day one has been…”

On the recordDecember 21, 2017
I guess we should not be surprised by this approach, since the playbook for this administration from day one has been, as Steve Bannon said early on, that their goal was deconstruction of the administrative state. That is exactly what is happening with this CR. This is unacceptable. By passing a short-term spending bill that entirely neglects urgent and vital needs and underfunds job training, affordable housing, and education, we really are selling the American people short. Unfortunately, this is another effort to disregard the lives of millions of people. It is totally irresponsible, and it does nothing to help create jobs, better wages, or a better future for our children and their families. I urge a ``no'' vote on this bill. We need to begin to try to do our job here. {time} 1615
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Bill Lee
Republican · Tennessee
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Dec 21, 2017

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