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On the recordApril 15, 2013
Sometimes I get the feeling that for our Republican colleagues the porridge is either too hot or too cold but never just right so long as it is President Obama's administration that is doing the serving.
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Lloyd Doggett
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Doggett critiques Republican responses to the administration's policies on state flexibility.

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