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On the recordFebruary 5, 2020
I believe, having been in Congress now for seven-plus years, that it is dirty money and dirty maps that keeps us in Congress from reaching the consensus that our constituents have reached.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

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Cohen discusses the influence of money and gerrymandering on congressional consensus.

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