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On the recordFebruary 10, 2015
I want to thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Secretary, I have a lot of questions that I want to cover, but unfortunately I do not have the time to do it all this afternoon, so I will be reaching out to your office to schedule a meeting where we can more fully discuss some of the priorities that I have already outlined.
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Bobby Rush
Democratic · Illinois

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Rush expresses the need for a meeting to discuss priorities with the Secretary.

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