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On the recordOctober 3, 2011
And so the settlement occurred almost at that period of time, and before--and I hope I have my dates right, because thee are about 28 lawyers in the audience, and I am sure they are checking that right now.
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Raúl Grijalva
Democratic · Arizona

Editor's note · Context

Grijalva humorously acknowledges the scrutiny of legal dates by lawyers present.

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