Representative Says Obama Gave Democrats a ‘Lot to Work With’ – Roll Call

Representative Says Obama Gave Democrats a ‘Lot to Work With’

By Matt Fuller and JM Rieger

Posted January 29, 2014 at 7:08pm

Following President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address Tuesday, Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., told Roll Call Editor-in-Chief Christina Bellantoni that the president gave Democrats “an entire menu” of policies to work with in the House of Representatives.

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