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On the recordJuly 12, 2016
We fought Zika. But the bill comes back to us, and it is, 'Let us fight Planned Parenthood.'
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Kaine criticizes the shift in focus from Zika funding to Planned Parenthood in the bill.

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