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On the recordJanuary 23, 2012
It is devastating when this body is unable to pass the normal appropriations and authorizing bills in some sort of regular order.
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Adam Smith
Democratic · Washington

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Smith criticizes the failure to pass appropriations regularly, highlighting its negative effects.

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