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John Garamendi: “Mr. Tonko, thank you so very, very much. You brought to this issue enormous facts and passion. Your work as the ranking…”

On the recordFebruary 9, 2016
Mr. Tonko, thank you so very, very much. You brought to this issue enormous facts and passion. Your work as the ranking member on the subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee positions you in a very, very important place. Your passion and knowledge should help carry the day on this. Mr. Tonko, if you can stick around, we will come back to this one more time. I would like now to call on my colleague from California, Mr. Ted Lieu from Los Angeles.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California
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Feb 9, 2016

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