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Zoe Lofgren: “Reserving the right to object, I am wondering why a member of the Judiciary Committee is not managing on the part of the…”

On the recordJune 18, 2013
Reserving the right to object, I am wondering why a member of the Judiciary Committee is not managing on the part of the majority. The chairman is here. We recessed our markup so that all members of the Judiciary Committee could be present. It is generally our practice for members of the committee of jurisdiction to manage on both sides, and so the inquiry is why are we departing from that practice? Further reserving the right to object, I yield to the gentleman from Virginia.
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Zoe Lofgren
Democratic · California
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govinfo.gov
Jun 18, 2013

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