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On the recordJuly 16, 2012
it is remarkable--and I think this is why Congress is at record low levels of approval--that we cannot step up, almost un-American that we cannot do our job relative to what is being asked of other people around the world.
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Mark Warner
Democratic · Virginia

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Warner criticizes Congress for its low approval and inability to act compared to other nations.

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