Barbara Lee said "Let me thank the gentlelady from the District of Columbia, first of all, for working day and night on behalf of the residents of the District of Columbia. Secondly, for really laying out additional impacts and how this $20 billion cut and what the bill will actually do in a very negative way. I mean, the whole, all of the issues that you raised, many people don't even know are in the bills. And so that's why we try to beat the drum a little bit down here on the floor, and you certainly have awakened America in terms of what some of the really critical issues are in this bill. So thank you again for your leadership and your friendship. How many minutes do I have left, Mr. Speaker? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlelady has 3 minutes." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJune 12, 2013

Let me thank the gentlelady from the District of Columbia, first of all, for working day and night on behalf of the residents of the District of Columbia. Secondly, for really laying out additional impacts and how this $20 billion cut and what the bill will actually do in a very negative way. I mean, the whole, all of the issues that you raised, many people don't even know are in the bills. And so that's why we try to beat the drum a little bit down here on the floor, and you certainly have awakened America in terms of what some of the really critical issues are in this bill. So thank you again for your leadership and your friendship. How many minutes do I have left, Mr. Speaker? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlelady has 3 minutes.

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Barbara Lee

Democratic · California

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