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Jeff Fortenberry: But if we had time to do that, and we did not have time to answer the questions that are in the minds and the hearts of…

On the recordNovember 18, 2010
But if we had time to do that, and we did not have time to answer the questions that are in the minds and the hearts of these American families, who have opened their homes to these Haitian orphans, to me, that's just bad process.
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Jeff Fortenberry
Republican · Nebraska

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Fortenberry argues that Congress's prioritization of other resolutions over the Help Haiti Act reflects poorly on the legislative process.

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