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John Garamendi: I thank the gentleman for bringing our attention to the real-life problems that these employees have personally and that…

On the recordJanuary 15, 2019
I thank the gentleman for bringing our attention to the real-life problems that these employees have personally and that are being created for Americans, whether it is the weather or a broken pipeline or an airplane that wasn't inspected. It is very important that we all know those things. I thank the gentleman for joining us. Madam Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Brendan F. Boyle), my colleague, and ask him to please share with us his thoughts on the government shutdown.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California
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Jan 15, 2019

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