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On the recordMarch 7, 2023
I was a sponsor, as you know, of the Americans with Disabilities Act. This is what is called in the act a 'reasonable accommodation.'
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Steny Hoyer
Democratic · Maryland

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Hoyer emphasizes the importance of reasonable accommodations for disabilities.

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