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Sheila Jackson Lee: I believe the issues dealing with job creation and good health care for America are good, and the latest polls and…

On the recordJanuary 21, 2010
I believe the issues dealing with job creation and good health care for America are good, and the latest polls and elections don't daunt our spirits. We are working with those on the other side of the aisle. We are working with the American people. We do want transparency, but I, for one, am not going to step away from helping people get the best health care they can. We don't know the timing of it. Maybe tomorrow. Yet the idea to feel crushed or crumbled because of some actions that deal in politics is not the way to exercise your conscience and to do what is right for America. That's what we will do in this country and in this Congress, and I will stand on that side.
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Sheila Jackson Lee
Democratic · Texas
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Jan 21, 2010

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The speaker discusses the importance of job creation and healthcare amidst political challenges.

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