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move forwardth on that.nd
the american even to act is the
kind of bipartisan effort that
americans have demanded and it's
deserve from congress.
i acknowledge from the beginning
with the aggressive jobs agenda
and we must understand it is a e
necessary.
the cloture vote on the
legislation tonight will allow y
us to get on the bill, but i ho,
hope as far as we don't have toe
file cloture on the bill itself.
i told my republican colleaguese
if there are amendments thatfera
need toso be offered let's getet
them done.we have to much
but we have too much to do to
waste weeks on this piece ofso i
legislation. h c
we have already done that.an