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Nancy Pelosi: “I reiterate, methinks the gentleman doth protest too much. Mr. Speaker, another bill that I am wondering will come up is…”

On the recordJuly 12, 2002
I reiterate, methinks the gentleman doth protest too much. Mr. Speaker, another bill that I am wondering will come up is the bill on the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, on which I serve as ranking member. We finished our work a long time ago, and have been hoping to move that very important piece of legislation.
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Nancy Pelosi
Democratic · California

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Discussing the need to advance legislation from the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

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