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Darrell Issa: Once again, I want to thank the gentleman for giving that good advice. The gentleman and I often vote differently, but…

On the recordMay 20, 2002
Once again, I want to thank the gentleman for giving that good advice. The gentleman and I often vote differently, but we discuss that there are at least two ways to look at every single bill that comes to the floor. And I think that this is a good example that rather than the way we did it with the vote from Israel where it came to the floor as though there was only one opinion, the gentleman has said let us look at some additional ideas.
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Darrell Issa
Republican · California

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Discussing the importance of considering multiple perspectives on legislation.

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