Senate Proceeding on Jan 30th, 2006 :: 0:20:00 to 0:40:00
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the window. when -harriet. miers was.e nominated?b and the reason. was because harriet. miers didn't. pass. av7?`?-litmus test-now we have the 3 appoiv?nt?@ment of 7 judge. alitob `b xand before the announcement. was?&b-really ended we

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. see this-extraordinary wave. of-faiferbili?ty that. has come over in terms of. supportb e -fab.iferbility that. has come. over&?-in terms of. support for h--favorability that. has come.bx over.b-in terms of. support for theb-nomib.nee`b-i am sort. of. wonderingb whyz7

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b 2 o?ane could. be. so. against harriet?3v3 b&b-miers, and the~?n. o".verwhelming.b&? -support for. jud ge a?3lib.to b2 b-what did they. know-who. knew`?-mr. president, o of. the things-".that i thinkbq of. at this time. is-what our founding. fathers-want?2ed, what ourbqz7b

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found?~ing -fathers-what did the constitutio?n. have&?&?-on this. issue?-the. founding 3v? fathers'. debates at`?@ ?-the. constb.itutional @? issue they.b-considered the whole issue of-appointment of judges. on. four.z-di?efferent. times.ethree o?ccasions they. gave. allb`?-the authority a to. this. body. here,b-th

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e supreme court of the united&b-states recommendv? andy appointza ?&v2 recommend. and appoint b-interesting`z-the. last i important decisiov?n at b-the constitutional. conventio?an `b-ten days?r before. the end.6 was t?o r share. the power?p have. the?-pr esident appoint and. also. the b -congress.

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to give. the advice. andz "@ consent to the president you. can't read. the debates ?-which i. have. rea and notb 6 understand that it was a s&ehared`b-&?responsibility this. idea. that`?&b -the congress is. supposed. to. be. a rubber stamp for the

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president?`?-su its. some. people, suits~; their?2v?b&?@ politics suits their interests but that. isn't whab.t. ourz founding -fathers i wanted-they wanted. shared-responsibili?ties remember checks. and. balances y"?,> ?-the. essential a?spect. of. the?b-b-constitution of the unitedb&?&z-states checks. andq.

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. balance~?s-when they. give. authority andb-powe r one. place?2 they. give 2?-authority and power to. the otherb9.9 ?! ?-other-the. commander in. chief the?-executive. making. of. the war with`?-the. conb.gress-the. powers of the purse?b c the -rest of. the issues. that. we. all`b&b 2 are famili

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ar with ^ba so this. is a shared > b -responsibility?h and we.~? in this congress have. a?@ very. important z-constitutional obligation. to -review, tobh make. theb-recommendationb&? -so it's. a real. questb.ion. for?b~? us b&?-now when we have the nomi

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nee" is&b-to find. out not f?bor ourselves but. really. as ~? instruments for?r b-the american people. what. the?&?-beliefs. o?2f. this. nominee?v2 -- whatb-are the. beliefs of. this nomin?ee,`?&v-what are the real. beliefs of b-this - of. this. nb.ominee for?a theb`?-president. - for the supreme court. of 7 the united. states

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b-and we have. the assurances that-this.> indiv?zidual is reall?y. thebab-best of the. best.v:-we've.2 seen. that ib-president reagan gave. us sandra b&b-day o'conr, reall the best ofb-th?xe. best b`?@ ? -the list went on."e?&b-we?~ had extraordinary jurists~? in -the. past 2b

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h so we. a pproach. this. to try to.b&?-find out on the judiciary committee.vb -we have aba pretty. good. sense that-the 2 executive branch.by knows the?~-philosophy of. this. nomineeb `b-they ?av

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e had. the?~? - they'veb -ma?ide the recommendation and -obviouisly. t hey.~? have inquired. of -this nominee ? >so they. know. where he. is @b 7 ?-i was. absolutely. startled 2~ ? -mr. president, this morning b. when`b

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-b.i.~~ picked. up. theb "new york times".b&?-b.and. sawz2 underb mr. kirkpatrick's b-b.article -- ib.t's. on. the front?-page of. the "new york times". ---exactly. how this. nominee was?>b-selected

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?&?-exactly. how this. nominee washb.b-selected and who selected hims what. theb` ?@ process. was?b.~? all during @ this -period of. time, something that @ b&?-bqthose of us on?@ the judiciary ?-committee. had no mind of -maybe. our frienb.ds on the. other ?-side knew. aboutb

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`? but this is.bpr7@ front-page "new yor?@k&b-times."-b."paving the way. forb @ alito-began."-and it goes back.> ext?qensively?&?@ it goes. on. to. page a-18.b-i'd. ab.sk that. it. be. printed at ab.n.b`^7 -appropriate place in the

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record i'll just mention --&-the presiding office?ir: without b&?-b-objection -mr. kennedy: ?! by ?! kennedy:! ?! r kennedy kennedy:. - menti?ron just a few times?a ?-so america is. listening to the`?r president`?-we're going to get?x the very best b-nominee that we. can?`?-mr. kennedy: one side of the story-most of. us. certainly be

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lieved&?@ ?~it ?-well, this is. the? truth to. the?4?-story&?3 ?~ this maybe accurat?~e, it may. not be?-but i. think it's. very. difficult to read. this. story and notb -certainly. find. a very, very -powerful ring of. truth in it -"last p february, as. the rumors.b`-swirled arounda the f

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ailing?2?-health of. chief jus?6ticeb-rehnquist, a team. of -conservativ?ve grass-roots ?-organized public relationsb @ z7 specialists l?egal?i strategists b-met. to. prepare a battle. plan ib >b z" --`?&-a. battle plan. - "to ensure. any ^-vacancies. were

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. filled. by v6 like-minded. jurisb.ts?"b-well? so theyb have a plan,b&?-conservab.tives have a plan-they know ho w. - what theb&?-thinking is.q of this?b @ -- of theb-nominee-it continues "the. team &?-recruited cons".ervative lawyers ?-to study the records of. 18.

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-potential nominees,? including?-roberts.br and alito and trab.ined -more than. three dozen lawyers to-respb.ond to news. repb.ortsb.v on >`?-b-presidential eventual.~?b pick."&? -so we're going to evidently have -thisv ; group report @? i conservatives, and?

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. they're g&4oing to make. the pick andb% they. got ~-seated around.br the country whereb`b-dozens of. lawyers are goingb: to.b`b-call on. in. tb.he n?ew s. reports when -they have. thebrb v? presidentb&b-"we box ed them in." &?-boxed. who iny b`b-boxed. in. the american. people.z7

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b 2| b.,-that's what. they're saying &b-prouv[dly`b-"we. soxed?~ba them in, law?ayer&b-b-president. during. the strategy b-meetings said. with 2 pride."b-b-boxed. whob in&?-this is. supposed to be. for the?-supreme court of the united&b-states?b -this is. supposed. to. rb

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?epresent all the. people all americansb `?-no no "we. boxed them. in, a lawyer-b-present at the strategy. meeting b-said with pride?&?-this lawyer and others present b-describe the meeting? were.b-granted. anonymity?| because the b-meetings were confidentia

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l&br ?4because the. team. has told. its?`b-allies?> not to. exalt publicly 7b". ---not. to. exalt publicly. - "until-the. confirmation vote was cast be." there it is @-they can hardly. wait, although i was surpris7ed i. mean, this. being my. 23

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@b -supreme. court nom?inee that. we-had the 7z7 ^2 - the nominee up. here-in the capitol&? last. week. going-around and thanking. people. for their. support?r and receiving congratulations prior to the time that. we. even. voted on. him?r?&b-less than. a week on the floor of-the united s

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tates. senate7?`?-less than. a week -25 senators @ from. our side. have&-spoken v-only half. of. ob2ur caucus. has?@?> ba spoken had a chance 3 to. speak?&?&b-sure they. - but?i not.

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now they 7 won't if they ab2bs cut o they-haven't had. a chance. to. - if-they cut off ey haven't had a chance. to`z7 talk ? ut they are told. now - the b-team has been. told. not to. exaltb -publicly until the confirmatio?n -vote was cast hb &?-then we'll pop theb champagnes-we pulled.

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one?a over. you?@ ya, put b @one. over. on. you&?-and it conv.tinues mr. president"?b s ?-the article b. they. laid. out ab i ? -two-part strategy to. roll. out behind whoever thebqv? president?

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.b`^-b.picked tb.he? people. presentbqb.b2b said``b-"the plan. f?irst extolled r theb&?-nonparb.tisan legal. credentials?"?&-they! they don't eve?n. know who theb`?&-nominee. is. going to. be, but they.~&b-have a plan: extol the?{?`?-nonpartisan. crebidentials of the.b-nomib.nee, steering. the debate.b-away frob.m. the no, ?

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b! nominee's possible&?-issue. over. hot-button. issuev3 ?-second, attack the liberal?`b-groups they. expect. to. oppose. anyb`b2 bush nominee&?b" v: there it is.b-b-that's the stratbaegy:?`?&?-it i?@sn't, we are going t?o &?-nominate the best. possible.b

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?b-nominee :.6b.^7 and we 2 are going to. work-with the republicans and&?2 democrats alike. to. make. sure the b&b-american people. understand how this ninee i?s. going : to. protect ?-your constbaitutional. rights. ab.ndb-your constitutional. libertiesb&?-thzat's wb2hat.

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?h we i thought?2 that's what's. been. done. at.ba other times .not. every time. but m&?ost of theb &b-ti me b`?-that's what. the american. p?aeople b.b-b-expect and thab.t's. whab.t. they're?--entitlv?ed to bi ut. oh, no. this.>7?| group is ?-already. --&b-but. oh,b.v

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^ no, this group. is b:-b-already. saying, we know how ?`-we're. goib.ng to. handle it &?a whoever itv? is, we're going to i ?-exalt @ thev?'sb sets. of. this~ v?nominee.b2 and -- the?a assets. of this anominee-and the. other thing is, we'reb`--gob.ing to launch. our attacks on&?-the. otherv? people,i before. the ?y nominee. is. even. out there confirmation processb.

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b @b `b-supreme. cb2ourt of. the uniteb2d -states?`?-a. nominee that. is. going to ma~?ke?,?&?-the.> decisions on. your. rights. and-liberties. f or the next 30. or. 40&b&b-years =b-attack them a . attack them as soon. as theb

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-nominati^~on is. out there?b!.b`?-exalt.i theb.^ nominee's profe ssional-accounts v&?@ we don't know. who it. is. but you better get about doing?2 it.and b-we've got. ourb: network wired aroundh the country to. make sure`b-that they're going to. come.2 outb`b`b-b-right. on. it!b the supreme

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court of? the ub.nited`b&b-statesb -this is. what. we're?; finding out~:?-so theb.n. it. continues ?-mr. present.b:?ab@?;?&?-"mr. leo and other supporters-supportingba judge alitozi.

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. were -inclined to. shrug off the?-memorandum." this is. the 1985 7 memorandum of&`b-judge. alito.7h that.7 he used. for? an`b-application for. a job ?-he was 35. years old scpoaldb hb.ad -- 35 > years old and had argued.b-15

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cases before. the supremeb&2 ?-court`?-he had a number. of. statements inb&b-there that were. provocative b-we'll come back. to. that.b-but. the bxb - this. m?~emoranb.da was> -provocative because it

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.bh? indicated that h>e was against. a woman'sb-right to choose, he was. againstq?2 reap?@portionment. which, ofb : course has hadqv?b.v: enormous a ?rimportance in. terms of.i?h ensuring-peop?@le?'s ability to have a right to vote. andi have. tha

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t. vote q?-counted in a meaningfu@l. way?r~ br?-and other. features of it -so there was some. concern whether. this [ was going to have.~-any : impact -:thisv? was his 3eal, t?rue @ vv?iew. .

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rb-about. constitut?@ion-this wasb2 a document that showed his. real. view. about bq? it, whichb-would have been helpful tb.o. the?av?br?&?@ american people. to i at least. sort-of understand-but judge. alito's views - to `b-understand what judge al?ito's-views. were.

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b-but those lawyers @ supporting i b -alito said, we'll.% shrug off the memo, which. described views? that b&?i were typical in q their circles b-people involved in the effort.~-said but? the executives. and b-crea ti?veb response. concepts, theb

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teb.am's pz:ublic. relations fv?irm -quickly 3@?@ convinced that it was a abig. deal, that could. be. the?-center?3 middle. east of the?--democrats' attack, one of them?&?- saidb-creative response.e? content?b iwho b2 arebp those

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?q"? creative response @?`?&bh content-th?e @ creative @?a response. contab.cts, you look ? them. up, look. them. up.b&?-on the webb-right above. tv:he alito?-confirmation?

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hearings. are p theb&?-swift 2 boat.bh veterans. for? truth i?-swift. boat v{ veterans. forv; truth --7 the ones that. had the?-distortions. andb &&-misrepresentatio?ins about my`b-colleague. and friend john"? kerry?-and his. warz: record over.

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there v`b-distorted. and misrepresented. ib.t`v; b-here we are t.6hereb-this is their % advertising alito? `?`v-confirmation hearings they say let?@ us. get in it, and into it they go."@ ?ab&?-american people.

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listen. to. those?`&?-that believe in. theb; nominee,&b-listen to @ those in. the other?-side tha t. support it.b-no, we're getting our message?-right through. a p.r?@v3 firm.2 eative reresponse > concepts `b-we're getting. our truth right through. them -the american people. have @ to.b-unde

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rstand about his views of `b-constitutional.e rights s put ; on. your bq--b.~? creativ?e? response b-conceptsbq when we finish doing?p theb.~? sb.wiftb ib.b`?-bob.at veterans, w".e've got t?,he?&b-alito nomination here -american people, this is. what-they're. entitled.~

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. to-the s team's. public. relations firm.b`?-b-quicb.kly. convinced them. it. was ar>&&b-big j deal,?2 and that.~ could?@ become-the. centrepiece of. thez-democrat?ws' attacks, one of the b-people said z2?-b-an

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d the. article continues to go &b-on2b.b-so mr. preb.sibqdent this. has been b-a. difficult process in. order to`q try. az7nd make. a judgment. and with.b-bx fair to the nominee -2 and be`b-fair to. the nominee and also. to-carrb forward.

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. ourb.b&?-responb.sibilities b-but when you have. this > kin?d. of.b-an action. on. the outside and the failure to ?e.v resv:ponsive on theb -inside in. terms of. his response-tob questb.ions, thisb is, i think a. disservice to t?he american @

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?&b-people? -this has been. a?r long-stan?@dingb-campaign long-standingb-campaib.gn it's been. a?eb." zr stealthb 2 campaign-i. dare say. that. is not. what q the ?-founding fathers intended-that's?@ not what.: they

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. expected-anv?d. the american people de"eserve-a [?@ great deal. better.b-mr. president, i would hope. that -people woub.ld have. a c nce. to b&?&~-read the whole article?rb `?&?-i'm in the goingbq to go"@ through b&?-itz:bi now but i've given some of the. essence of. i?t &bq it's verbay.

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cb.lear how this nominee b&-was. selected, whyb he was."?&?b.b-selected and how that. campaign&b-was conductedb.b-and as the american. people are &?i trying to. make. a judgment. on i b&?a this through their elected repres

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@entatives and. today and?-tomorrow all we're~> asking. for is qb -an opportunity to be able to?-have the? kind. of. full. disvcussb.ion&?-b.and [ full. debate. that. we ought to -and that members of. the senate &b&b -that haven't had a?@ chance.bq to b`v&ba b.speak, haven't had an`b-opportunity, ib.t's not. asking too mub.ch thebp idea.

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thab.t this. is -&b-i'vev? been. here in the united-states senate. when. we. really. had filibusters -the idea that. we're here. on. a"?-monday and this came to the senate last.bqb wednesday a?ndb theb-opposition is. saying, oh,?h well,b-this is de lab.yingbq the work

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of the`b-senateb-what's more. important to the b-united states. senate. than. a vote-for. t he supreme court of. the b-united sb.tates-what's more. importantb.b-what's cominb>g. on. backx oh we're going to deal. with. the asbestos issue oh well, isn't that. important?-sure ib.t's. important to someb.

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zb.b-people, but not. on. this. bill -this is. the issue, this is.v7 the b-time, this is thebp nominee b.and. we. find @ out how we've been i b&?-treated, mr. president and this-body.

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. deserves better and the b-american6 people deserve. better.z7 that's what. this votebi is. this afternoon-b-that's what. it's about ?-let's.i really f?ind. out?&v2 let's have"? a chance. to. go -through. these?> cb.ases and this-nominee.ba6b

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-we know, mr. president thats the?c b-right wing now has? its campaign-inb full ~ gear-their. mission is cover up. the?>?-b-truth&b-so we .@do need. a full.". debate&b-bring out the.

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. truth on judge&b-alito's. records ?-what's wrong with. debate?rb-are they afraid. of what-americans would. do. if. they--really heard theb [ full. recordi?-that's what. the issue is,?q b-mr. president, and that's. why the people areb.

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entitled. to 7 theb-timeb-now ? eople. that. in. my.z@b2 state b&b-bi mr. president, ibr was up c thereb &b-b-for a. fewb.z> hours on b 3 friday, and ?&?-what they. were talking aboutbs to -me in the. few hours

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that. i wasb b-b-up there they were talking to.b-me abob.ut? the prescription b drug.b-bill that? they. just @b can'tb``?&b-nab.vigate through?-there. are 45 diffe rebnt drug ills. up there. to. try? to make. a ?-choice from @^b

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b-they have situations. whereb.b&b-individuals. sign @ up. for? z7b ab b``?&b-particular program and it's.b`?-interestinb.g, the plab.n.r@ itself. canb-change theba?6". premiums. and the?b

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&ba formularies, but the person`b&b-can't get. off that r plan. once @?`b`?@ they're inv. it r ?@ onbice they're in. it, they're in -it if they. do get. off i?@t,?@ they. pay?0b-an extraorb.dinary penaltyb [ to get onto ano?therb`b&b-change the deductible, change r the. co-pays on. it.

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z-they are very troubled, elder ly"?6b-pe?ople ? heartb endering"i people-people up. the re care. about theirb&?-heatb.ing. oil, going. right up .through the. roof.b-b.people care. about that. in myb ~ state -people are absolutely in -disbelief with how a pbhart. of

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.b`v-america. in new. orleans andb-mississippi. and alabama can be.b&?&b-left out and left.~? behind, and they're @ continually paib.ned. by-the.~ continued loss of sons. and?-daughters. from. my. state and2 from`b-across the country in. the? iraq.b-war. witb.h really no r

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end in sightb-they're bothered by. all of. this.b-they're bothered. by the whole issue on~7 lobbying. and lobbying -corruptionb&?-and. they're working hard. ?ecause ?`?-middle-class are having. a more &b-anz6d. more a?x difficult time. just. tb.o

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-have eb.nds. meet @ they'r e finding. the6 prescription&b-b-drugs ?have gone.p, home. heating b-has gone up,b2 education has gone &^-up, gas. has gone up ` i their wages. havbze. not gone. u^p @b b-nine years since we. i?hncre.easedb.b`?-the @a

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minimb.um wage. here-seven. times we've increased our own pay. in here. by @ $30,000 but we can'tb afford. to. increase. theb-minimum. wage. for b: $1 -hard-working people are. hurting b-in my sta?te?; of. massa?chb.usetts&?-today.>b

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-they're. wondering about tb.onight how. they're going? to. get food `b-b.onto the tableb`?-now. we're asking. the@m. to. shift your focus on the. alitob-alito&b-how is that. going to. affect.^ what&?-my family is?i faced with`-it will h affect. a great deal -about. your. children. and your.ba ?-children's children in terms of-the. f

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