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Zoe Lofgren: I urge that we vote against this misguided effort to include provisions of so-called reform of the Bankruptcy Act that…

On the recordOctober 11, 2000
I urge that we vote against this misguided effort to include provisions of so-called reform of the Bankruptcy Act that would impose an indiscriminate means test that will be injurious to women, to the payment of childcare; and not only is this process disappointing, the substance of the bill before us falls far short of what this body should do for the hard-working and poor people of this country, more than half of whom file for bankruptcy because of health care costs.
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Zoe Lofgren
Democratic · California

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Opposing provisions of the Bankruptcy Act during a House floor debate.

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