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Bernie Sanders: “I would hope that he would allow us, not for our sake, but for the sake of tens and tens of thousands of people, to get…”

On the recordFebruary 25, 2010
I would hope that he would allow us, not for our sake, but for the sake of tens and tens of thousands of people, to get those checks out. Let's come back and continue that debate. You have raised the right issues. These unemployment checks are going to go out, unless I am mistaken. So all we are doing is disrupting the process. We understand where you are coming from. You have raised a fair point. It is a very important issue. But I would, through my friend from Illinois, ask my friend from Kentucky, who is a friend--I like Jim Bunning: Let us continue this debate. But it does not have to be tonight. It does not have to be in a way that causes confusion and uncertainty and a lot of pain for a lot of people.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont
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govinfo.gov
Feb 25, 2010

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Senator Sanders is urging a colleague to allow unemployment checks to be distributed without further delay.

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