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On the recordFebruary 8, 2012
I think it is pretty unusual, and I would like to understand from the Administration's perspective where we are going as a policy initiative.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

Editor's note · Context

Murkowski questions the unusual nature of the bill's progression without hearings.

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