So this would be the first Federal mandate saying you must buy a product because the Federal Government tells you you must buy a product?
John Shadegg: “So this would be the first Federal mandate saying you must buy a product because the Federal Government tells you you…”
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Speaker Shadegg is discussing federal mandates related to purchasing products.
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Because of one word difference? One word difference. The Senate has already passed the Senate bill, the House has to pass that exact bill word for word. It can't have one word missing?
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