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On the recordOctober 25, 2021
Madam Speaker, I thank the ranking member and look forward to working with him and his members. I know both of us feel strongly about making sure that the members of the committee have an opportunity to offer up their ideas, so I will begin. Again, the Chair won't be yielding. I will just give a wave when I think maybe time is running low. Let me begin by inviting the gentlewoman from California, who really has already made a dramatic contribution to the committee. Madam Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Jacobs).
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