On the recordMay 21, 2013
These bills are relics of a bygone area--as relevant as the telegraph or the horse and buggy.
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congress.govRush Holt: “These bills are relics of a bygone area--as relevant as the telegraph or the horse and buggy.”
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Describing the proposed bills as outdated and irrelevant in the current context of oil production.
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