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On the recordMarch 21, 2010
The important thing is the big bill has passed. The president will sign it. That's the house. The house has been built, right? The structure is there. We're now going to argue over the furniture.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas

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Begala discusses the passage of a significant bill and the subsequent debates over its details.

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