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Patty Murray: “Well, I appreciate that and I would just say, in general, that reneging on an agreement that took us a long time--it was…”

On the recordApril 11, 2018
Well, I appreciate that and I would just say, in general, that reneging on an agreement that took us a long time--it was very hard to get there--if we undo that, it is going to be very hard moving forward for us to be able to know that agreements are agreements, and we move on. So I hope we do not go down that road. Just for the record.
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Patty Murray
Democratic · Washington

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Murray warns against breaking bipartisan agreements, emphasizing their importance for future negotiations.

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