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On the recordFebruary 29, 2016
So you initiated it on your own because in your analysis you decided, without any outside influence or pressure, that this was necessary and so essential that we remove it from the regular order process.
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Democratic · Florida

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Wasserman Schultz questions the decision-making process behind a project initiation.

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