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Joe Barton: “I want to thank leadership on both sides: our Speaker, John Boehner; our majority leader, Kevin McCarthy; and our whip…”

On the recordJune 24, 2015
I want to thank leadership on both sides: our Speaker, John Boehner; our majority leader, Kevin McCarthy; and our whip, Steve Scalise, who played in the game. On their side, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Hoyer, and Mr. Clyburn were all there. So both leadership supported the game. It was a good game. We did raise a lot of money for charity. But I will put you on notice, Mike Doyle, the shoe is going to be on the other foot next year. Be ready.
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Joe Barton
Republican · Texas
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Jun 24, 2015

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