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John Tierney: “No normal person would confuse being given an opportunity to have your amendment shot down on a party-line vote as a…”

On the recordMarch 15, 2013
No normal person would confuse being given an opportunity to have your amendment shot down on a party-line vote as a bipartisan process. I remind the gentlewoman that it was her party, Mr. McKeon, who correctly stated it's the majority's obligation to reach across the aisle and seek compromise on that because they're the ones with the gavel on that. I yield back the balance of my time. The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from North Carolina (Ms. Foxx). The amendment was agreed to. Amendment No. 2 Offered by Mr. Gallego The CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 2 printed in House Report 113-16.
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John Tierney
Massachusetts
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Mar 15, 2013

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