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Lisa Murkowski: “So if these two situations don't qualify as an overriding reason to bypass, what would?”

On the recordSeptember 25, 2008
So if these two situations don't qualify as an overriding reason to bypass, what would?
Said by
Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska
Source
congress.gov
Sep 25, 2008

Editor's note · Context

Murkowski questions what qualifies as an overriding reason to bypass administrative processes.

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