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On the recordSeptember 18, 2013
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would like to thank Chairman Hensarling for holding this hearing, which is the first in a series focused on the reauthorization of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, known as TRIA.
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California

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Waters expresses gratitude for the hearing on TRIA reauthorization.

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