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Chris Smith: “I want to thank my friend, Mrs. Blackburn, for her very eloquent comments, and thank her for her leadership. I would now…”

On the recordJanuary 23, 2012
I want to thank my friend, Mrs. Blackburn, for her very eloquent comments, and thank her for her leadership. I would now like to yield to the gentlelady from Ohio (Mrs. Schmidt), who has led both in Ohio when she was there in the legislature as well as here in Washington.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey
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Jan 23, 2012

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