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Maloney's hopes for bipartisanship a tall order in D.C.

Congressman-elect Sean Patrick Maloney told supporters in his

Photo credit: Meghan E. Murphy | Congressman-elect Sean Patrick Maloney told supporters in his acceptance speech at the Teamsters Local 445 Union Hall in Rock Tavern Tuesday that he would work across party lines in Washington to improve the United States economy and conditions for the middle class. Maloney ousted incumbent Congresswoman Nan Hayworth. (Nov. 6, 2012)

Democrat Sean Patrick Maloney will be heading to a sharply divided Washington in a few months to represent the new 18th Congressional District, determined to try to build consensus in a bipartisan way.

Maloney said he believes voters in the district -- which includes parts of Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess and Orange counties -- want their representative to steer clear of the partisan bickering...

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