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James Hill: “I will try to be brief. What happened today is my friend from Tennessee (Mr. Wamp) had some ideas that were similar to…”

On the recordFebruary 27, 2008
I will try to be brief. What happened today is my friend from Tennessee (Mr. Wamp) had some ideas that were similar to mine, and so we joined forces today to try to make this a bipartisan bill. So it is a third alternative. I hope people will take a look at it. I think it's something that both Republicans and Democrats can support, and I believe that it is a real reform.
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James Hill
Republican · Arkansas

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Discussing a bipartisan bill during a floor speech.

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