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Blake Moore: “Again, I want to thank the gentleman for allowing our side to have some voice in this matter. He yielded me time in the…”

On the recordDecember 13, 2011
Again, I want to thank the gentleman for allowing our side to have some voice in this matter. He yielded me time in the name of the season; so I will frame my remaining remarks in that frame. The season is the reason; 'Tis almost treason to extend full benefits to corporations, who are people, And leave those who are unemployed feeble. The season is the reason to extend full benefits to the unemployed. It is almost a ploy to provide tax breaks to corporations and to leave the people with no resources. I ask my colleagues to support my point of order. It would be egregious if we were to move forward on this bill, on this resolution, without considering the plight that we would put the unemployed in.
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Blake Moore
Republican · Utah
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Dec 13, 2011

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