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Mike Collins: Let's be sort of open and transparent, which is what the American people want here. There is not a bill that hits the…

On the recordSeptember 9, 2014
Let's be sort of open and transparent, which is what the American people want here. There is not a bill that hits the floor of this House that is not a message bill. It sends a message of the priorities of the Congress. It sends a message of the priorities of the people that we represent. Yes, they are messaging bills. They are messaging bills for Florida. They are messaging bills for Georgia. They are messaging bills for the American people. What happened in this instance is the message was loud and clear from the executive office, saying: I don't care what the law says, I am going to do it anyway. That is a bad message, Mr. President, and we need to stop it. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair would request that Members refrain from engaging in personalities toward the President.
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Mike Collins
Republican · Georgia
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Sep 9, 2014

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