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Kirsten Gillibrand: “In the House, we have 244, 244 House members who support the…”

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Interview with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand on Keystone Pipeline, 9/11 First Responders, and 2016 Presidential Race

Published November 8, 2015 | Video Starts at 06:58

And we already have 63 co sponsors in the Senate, that is a significant filibuster proof majority from the widest range of the most conservative to the most liberal supporting that bill. In the House, we have 244, 244 House members who support the bill. So I don't believe just a handful of ultra radical conservatives should be standing in the way of America doing the right thing. This is America's moral obligation. (06:58–07:03)

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Asserts that 244 House members support the 9/11 first responders' bill.

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