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Joe Courtney: “I actually think that on the merits, Congressman Forbes is absolutely right about what the law says.”

On the recordJanuary 25, 2011
I actually think that on the merits, Congressman Forbes is absolutely right about what the law says.
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Joe Courtney
Democratic · Connecticut

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Courtney agrees with Forbes regarding the interpretation of the law.

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