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On the recordFebruary 2, 2017
I think my colleague from Massachusetts is here on the floor to speak. I will let him have some time. I would say to my colleague from Alaska, the real bait-and-switch is the side of this aisle that allows the Finance Committee to pretend like it is going to do something on the pension program and votes a month before the election, and then after the election, fails to act on such an important issue. I hope people are not advocating pollution as an economic strategy because it will not work. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Massachusetts.
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Maria Cantwell
Democratic · Washington
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Feb 2, 2017

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