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On the recordJanuary 23, 2012
I believe that a statement by 44 Republican Senators in the U.S. Senate announcing that they are going to try to thwart the implementation of a duly passed law--the Constitution envisioned how a law gets passed.
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Gerry Connolly
Democratic · Virginia

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Connolly criticizes Republican Senators for attempting to obstruct a law's implementation.

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