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Raul Ruiz: “I certainly appreciate and thank my colleague, who has given his time in fighting fires in his capacity. I thank my…”

On the recordJuly 17, 2018
I certainly appreciate and thank my colleague, who has given his time in fighting fires in his capacity. I thank my colleagues, as well as the chairman and the ranking members for their work on this bipartisan bill. Mr. Chairman, once again, I urge my colleagues to support this bipartisan and commonsense amendment to support the volunteer firefighters who protect our communities, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California (Mr. Ruiz). The amendment was agreed to. Amendment No. 37 Offered by Mr. Carbajal The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 37 printed in House Report 115-830.
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Raul Ruiz
Democratic · California
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Jul 17, 2018

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