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Maxine Waters: “I would say to the gentleman from Arkansas to use your time to deal with the burden that you claim multinationals have…”

On the recordOctober 18, 2019
I would say to the gentleman from Arkansas to use your time to deal with the burden that you claim multinationals have just for doing this reporting. We will use our time to support the workers and the people of this country. Mr. Chairman, I yield the balance of my time to the gentlewoman from Iowa (Mrs. Axne), the sponsor of this important legislation.
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California
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Oct 18, 2019

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