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Steny Hoyer: I refer the gentleman to Senator Hatch and Senator Grassley and ask them whether they thought good-faith negotiations…

On the recordDecember 12, 2007
I refer the gentleman to Senator Hatch and Senator Grassley and ask them whether they thought good-faith negotiations were pursued and whether or not they thought that we had gone as far as we possibly could in order to accommodate the adding of 4 million children.
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Steny Hoyer
Democratic · Maryland

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Discussing negotiations related to accommodating children's needs in legislation.

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