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Bill Delahunt: “Let me suggest that this is about fairness. It is that simple. And it is time. Mr. Chairman, we have discussed this in…”

On the recordJune 26, 2000
Let me suggest that this is about fairness. It is that simple. And it is time. Mr. Chairman, we have discussed this in the committee before. It is time to address it. I think each and every Member in this body has dealt with a family that finds itself in limbo waiting for a loved one to come back. I congratulate the gentlewoman from Texas for bringing it forward, and I would hope that the gentleman from Iowa (Mr. Latham) would recede on the point of order.
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Bill Delahunt
Massachusetts
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Discussing the importance of addressing family issues in committee.

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