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On the recordMarch 10, 2009
But we do have to recognize that the Congress is not able to repeal the laws of mathematics here, though we try on a regular basis, and that reality always has to be remembered, and will have the last word.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

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Cohen emphasizes the limits of Congress in changing fundamental realities.

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