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On the recordMarch 8, 2018
He says it was because of our committee. I will tell you, Mr. Speaker, we can't stop anything in committee. They have a majority on every committee and can bring a bill up tomorrow--the next hour if they decide to do so. Mr. McCARTHY. May I ask the gentleman: Are you stating that we brought CHIP up just weeks before it expired?
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Steny Hoyer
Democratic · Maryland

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