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On the recordFebruary 4, 2015
My colleague, Ms. DelBene, has offered a concept around a pilot program to encourage the hiring of veterans in manufacturing jobs, the type of middle class agenda that the American public wants this Congress to work on, rather than one that cuts them out of the very rulemaking that is designed to protect us Americans from our health hazards and protect our public lands. I urge my colleagues to vote ``no,'' defeat the previous question, vote ``no'' on the rule and the underlying bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.
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Jared Polis
Democratic · Colorado
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