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On the recordMarch 9, 2009
No bill is a perfect bill and rarely is a bill enacted exactly as it is introduced. But H.R. 848 provides us with a good starting point.
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Waters acknowledges the imperfections in legislation but sees potential in H.R. 848.

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