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Mark Warner: “Reserving the right to object, simply as someone who has spent an awful lot of time on this issue, both sides need to be…”

On the recordMay 14, 2013
Reserving the right to object, simply as someone who has spent an awful lot of time on this issue, both sides need to be willing to comprise. We need to deal with both the revenue side of this challenge as well as the entitlement reforms that are needed to make sure we can get our close-to-$17-trillion debt back under control. Recognizing the Senator's request would take part of the opportunity to reach that common ground off the table, I object. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection is heard. Is there objection to the original request? Mr. McCONNELL. I object. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection is heard.
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Mark Warner
Democratic · Virginia
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May 14, 2013

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