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On the recordMay 21, 2013
I thought it was a terrible mistake. I tried to convince the Republican leadership they shouldn't have gone along with President Obama's proposal, but they didn't listen to me, so we got what we got.
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Bob Goodlatte
Republican · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Goodlatte criticizes the Republican leadership for agreeing to sequestration proposed by Obama.

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