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Norma Torres: We can reserve the debate whether the State Department or the Commerce Department should have jurisdiction over gun sale…

On the recordSeptember 22, 2021
We can reserve the debate whether the State Department or the Commerce Department should have jurisdiction over gun sale exports. This amendment is not about that. This amendment is very simple. It restores a longstanding requirement to notify Congress--a notification. That is not dictating to anyone where they should sell or whom they should sell weapons to. Simply report to Congress. Mr. Speaker, I respectfully request a ``yes'' vote on this amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.
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Norma Torres
Democratic · California
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Sep 22, 2021

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