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Steny Hoyer: “Everybody wants this bill to pass, and the shame of it not passing today is... that we politicized an otherwise…”

On the recordMarch 6, 2003
Everybody wants this bill to pass, and the shame of it not passing today is... that we politicized an otherwise bipartisan, nonpartisan objective that we wanted to achieve.
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Steny Hoyer
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the importance of passing a bill related to Armed Forces personnel.

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