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John Garamendi: The gentleman's final sentence was ``rushed through.'' There has not been one substantive hearing in either House. There…

On the recordDecember 19, 2017
The gentleman's final sentence was ``rushed through.'' There has not been one substantive hearing in either House. There has been a markup hearing, but that is not a substantive hearing. No Democratic amendments have been accepted. Not one economist has been called to testify--not one accountant, not one tax lawyer. No hearings whatsoever. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Rhode Island (Mr. Cicilline) to share with us his perspective.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California
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Dec 19, 2017

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