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On the recordMay 21, 2013
By objecting to going to conference right now, what Senate Republicans who are objecting are doing is pushing us to a place where the debt limit, by virtue of timing, may be a part of the discussion. I ask the Senators to think about what they are doing by their objection, in forcing us into that position, and suggest that by allowing us to go to conference--we will have a better chance of not-- -- ____________________
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Patty Murray
Democratic · Washington

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