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Steny Hoyer: “My urging is that we pass it through the House prior to the Memorial Day break. But, obviously, the gentleman knows we…”

On the recordMay 13, 2010
My urging is that we pass it through the House prior to the Memorial Day break. But, obviously, the gentleman knows we will not have effected a conference by that time. But we want to do so very shortly because, clearly, we need to make sure the resources are available for our men and women in harm's way in both Iraq and Afghanistan and in other troubled spots of the world.
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Steny Hoyer
Democratic · Maryland
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May 13, 2010

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The speaker discusses the urgency of passing a supplemental bill for military resources.

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