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Steve Cohen: I'm just totally confused. I was in New York a couple of weeks ago and I saw a play called ``The Bengal Tiger at the…

On the recordApril 1, 2011
I'm just totally confused. I was in New York a couple of weeks ago and I saw a play called ``The Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo.'' Robin Williams was the star. I wrote him a letter and said, ``Reality, what a concept. It even exists in Congress.'' Robin, I'm sorry. I was wrong. It doesn't exist today.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee
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Apr 1, 2011

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