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On the recordMay 9, 2013
I will use it by saying, a default is a default is a default. This bill is a serious mistake, as is the amendment. People can do what they want on the amendment. Vote ``no'' on the basic bill. I yield back the balance of my time.
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Mike Levin
Democratic · California

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