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Lloyd Doggett: “We agreed to do that. The Speaker indicated that he had agreed to that, and then this Tea Party faction took control…”

On the recordOctober 12, 2013
We agreed to do that. The Speaker indicated that he had agreed to that, and then this Tea Party faction took control, the shutdown caucus.
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Lloyd Doggett
Democratic · Texas
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Oct 12, 2013

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