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On the recordSeptember 7, 2011
So you understand that it is in fact the legislature's job that all of us, as many have already stated, it is our job to go out and listen to our constituents and then we face election each year.
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Howard Griffith
Republican · Virginia

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Griffith emphasizes the legislative responsibility to listen to constituents.

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