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I should say the leadership's proposal in the Senate and the House are very unpopular. And when people realize it will raise taxes, raise their insurance premiums cost and explode the deficit, they think twice about it.

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Rahm Emanuel
Age: 64
Born: 1959
Born: November 29
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