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Maxine Waters: “This really should be a bipartisan bill, but my friends on the opposite side of the aisle have not been willing to…”

On the recordJanuary 29, 2020
This really should be a bipartisan bill, but my friends on the opposite side of the aisle have not been willing to really work in a bipartisan way. His bill was rejected in the Rules Committee because it was not germane. If he agrees with us on all of the items he identified, he should be supporting this bill. Mr. Chairman, I yield 5 minutes to the gentlewoman from Massachusetts (Ms. Pressley), who is a sponsor of this important legislation. {time} 1330
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California
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Jan 29, 2020

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