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On the recordMarch 16, 1999
Mr. Speaker, we have no further speakers, but I just want to reemphasize the fact that this legislation is one that just shows how fast this Congress can move. When we heard about the problems, when the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Mica), our former chairman, was chairman heard about this problem during testimony, we immediately moved to address it. We set deadlines that were met. I think that that is the way Americans want their government to work. This time we have gotten this legislation in early. We will do everything in our power of course to make sure that it moves swiftly through the other body. With that, Mr. Speaker, I urge all of my colleagues to support this legislation.
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Elijah Cummings
Democratic · Maryland

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Discussing the swift legislative response to a problem identified during testimony.

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