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On the recordOctober 19, 2017
Everyone said that's impossible. It takes at least eight months to a year to complete the process through the House, the Senate and to the president's office. I said, I'm a school principal, and I said, excuse my French, oh, hell, no. We're going to get this done. Immediately, I went into attack mode. I went to the speaker, Speaker Boehner, and I said Mr. Speaker, I need your help.
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Frederica Wilson
Democratic · Florida

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Frederica Wilson recounted her determination to expedite the funding process for the FBI building, countering John Kelly's claims.

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