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Jared Polis: “And I thank the gentleman from Texas for yielding me the customary 30 minutes. Madam Speaker, I rise today in opposition…”

On the recordJanuary 8, 2015
And I thank the gentleman from Texas for yielding me the customary 30 minutes. Madam Speaker, I rise today in opposition to the rule and both of the underlying bills. Let's talk a little bit about how these bills got before us, what the process of this body is, as well as the content of these two bills. I ask my colleague from Texas: Did either of these bills go through committee here in this 114th Congress, this new Congress? I am happy to yield to the gentleman.
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Jared Polis
Democratic · Colorado
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Jan 8, 2015

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