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Stephen Lynch: “I got 800,000 people that I represent.”

Featuring: Stephen Lynch, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 8th Congressional District

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Mass. Rep. Lynch gets heated during frosty Boston rally for federal workers

Published | Video Starts at 00:29

So I know people have their individual stuff that they care about, and I respect that. I respect that. But. But you know what? I got elected. I got elected so the people. So I got 800,000 people that I represent. and I got to figure out what's in their best interest. Not the best interest of, you know, Sally Blue from across the street. You know, I gotta consider the whole. (00:29–00:33)

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