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Steny Hoyer: “I would hope the gentleman would make it very, very clear he is not making an analogy between the two instances that he…”

On the recordApril 15, 2015
I would hope the gentleman would make it very, very clear he is not making an analogy between the two instances that he cited for firing, on which I would agree with him, and a Federal employee, for whatever reason, says: Mr. Meadows may not have paid his taxes. Certainly the gentleman is not making an analogy between the two instances he cited and the latter, I hope; because if he is, he is doing exactly what I think this bill does.
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Steny Hoyer
Democratic · Maryland
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Apr 15, 2015

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