Senator Jeffords Party Affiliation Announcement
2014-12-30T20:58:42-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZTdmXC8yMDAxMDUyNDIwMDgzNjAwMS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Senator Jeffords announced that he would change his party affiliation from Republican to Independent following final approval of the Bush administration budget outline. He said that the Republican Party had become dominated by conservative members who marginalized moderate and liberal members of the party. His remarks were sometimes interrupted by cheers from supporters in the audience. Following his remarks he answered questions from reporters.
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Senator Jeffords announced that he would change his party affiliation from Republican to Independent following final approval of the Bush administration budget outline. He said that the Republican Party had become dominated by conservative members who marginalized moderate and liberal members of the party. His remarks were sometimes interrupted by cheers from supporters in the audience. Following his remarks he answered questions from reporters. close
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