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Jodey Arrington: The American people are tired of partisan bickering and tit-for-tat. They want us to do like they do in their businesses…

On the recordFebruary 1, 2017
The American people are tired of partisan bickering and tit-for-tat. They want us to do like they do in their businesses and in their homes and their daily lives and roll up our sleeves and go to work and solve this problem.
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Jodey Arrington
Republican · Texas

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Calls for bipartisanship and problem-solving in Congress.

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