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Rush Holt: These bills are relics of a bygone area--as relevant as the telegraph or the horse and buggy.

On the recordMay 21, 2013
These bills are relics of a bygone area--as relevant as the telegraph or the horse and buggy.
Said by
Rush Holt
New Jersey

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Describing the proposed bills as outdated and irrelevant in the current context of oil production.

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