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John W. Olver: “Sixty-four years is a long and, it seems, quite unreasonable time to wait for the government to resolve this issue. So I…”

On the recordJuly 24, 2007
Sixty-four years is a long and, it seems, quite unreasonable time to wait for the government to resolve this issue. So I pledge to work with you both on this issue as we move forward in this process and conference this bill with the Senate.
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John W. Olver
Massachusetts

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Addressing the need for timely government action on a specific issue.

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