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Steny Hoyer: “I must say, following the last speaker, I think the last speaker is absolutely wrong. I think he misrepresented very…”

On the recordJanuary 14, 2009
I must say, following the last speaker, I think the last speaker is absolutely wrong. I think he misrepresented very substantially the facts of this bill, which strengthens verification. This administration, the Bush administration, will tell you that, and the governors will tell you that the current verification system is not working, and that, in fact, we strengthen, in this bill, the verification. And of course, although he made it clear that illegal immigrants are not included and are very specifically not included, this bill will make it easier and more facilitate ensuring that objective than the present law.
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Steny Hoyer
Democratic · Maryland

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Defending a bill related to verification systems during a debate.

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