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"And the issues I think are important in Louisiana right now happen to be health care and education. And those are two areas that the federal government can play a very important role. And I think I can be effective in trying to help our state from the Washington scene."
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"Yes, we have got to quit worrying about fighting each other and trying to figure out a way to work together."
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"I put myself and all the members of Congress in the same boat of things that could have been done better."
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