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Pat McHenry: “So the concern I had with the Senate provision from the get-go was as simple as the origin of Congress' action--and I…”

On the recordJune 25, 2012
So the concern I had with the Senate provision from the get-go was as simple as the origin of Congress' action--and I can say the origin of Congress' action because I filed the first bill.
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Pat McHenry
Republican · North Carolina

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McHenry explains his motivation for filing the initial bill regarding crowdfunding.

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