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Wendy Sherman: “I thank the gentleman for his clarification. If this deal is signed, I do not think that Congress will enact a…”

On the recordMay 14, 2015
I thank the gentleman for his clarification. If this deal is signed, I do not think that Congress will enact a Resolution of Disapproval over the President's veto--maybe not even vote for it on the floor. It is even less likely that Congress will enact a Resolution of Approval. So we will be in a situation where Congress will not have acted, and as the chairman points out, Congress would not have approved this agreement. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs. Black). The time of the gentleman has expired.
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Wendy Sherman
Democratic · District of Columbia
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May 14, 2015

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