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Jared Huffman: My point is that the House of Representatives, in 2016, should be at least as forward-looking as General Robert E. Lee…

On the recordMay 18, 2016
My point is that the House of Representatives, in 2016, should be at least as forward-looking as General Robert E. Lee was in 1869. Let us do the right thing tonight in this House, and let's do it together, on a bipartisan basis. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
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Jared Huffman
Democratic · California
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May 18, 2016

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