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Ed Whitfield: “I just want to say, in conclusion, how much we enjoyed working with both sides of the aisle on this issue. I want to…”

On the recordFebruary 12, 2013
I just want to say, in conclusion, how much we enjoyed working with both sides of the aisle on this issue. I want to thank Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Diana DeGette. The Nation will benefit from this legislation because, as has already been said, hydropower is a clean, efficient, abundant, and affordable source of energy. And I urge people to support this legislation. I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Whitfield) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 267. The question was taken. The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being in the affirmative, the ayes have it.
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Ed Whitfield
Republican · Kentucky
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Feb 12, 2013

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