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Chris Van Hollen: “I thank my friend, Mr. Woodall, for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I would just point out--and I think the gentleman knows…”

On the recordDecember 12, 2013
I thank my friend, Mr. Woodall, for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I would just point out--and I think the gentleman knows this--we have not seen a single proposal from our Republican colleagues to extend unemployment insurance because there is a philosophical difference and a majority of the Republican colleagues don't think we should extend unemployment compensation for 1.3 million Americans. We have not seen a proposal. We paid for this proposal in a way that has bipartisan support. I will just say the question is whether we should be able to vote on it. My colleague and friends can vote against it, but I think the American people deserve a vote on this.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland
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Dec 12, 2013

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