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“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
“It is imperative that FEMA helps communities quickly respond to wildfires and increase their resilience to future wildfire disasters”
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On the recordAugust 18, 2009
At what point do you start to get the idea that the Republicans are just not going to play along?
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas
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Paul Begala reflects on the lack of bipartisan support for health care reform despite numerous Republican amendments being accepted.

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