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Rush Holt: Many of these measures passed the House in the last Congress but were too extreme to pass the Senate.

On the recordMarch 20, 2013
Many of these measures passed the House in the last Congress but were too extreme to pass the Senate.
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Rush Holt
New Jersey

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Holt criticizes extreme mining bills previously rejected by the Senate.

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Apr 2, 2014

I would add to that it is as archaic as the name suggests. This is a relic of a different era.

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Mar 4, 2014

I think it is important to ask really what this is all about, just not get lost in the weeds.

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May 21, 2013

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

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Jun 19, 2014

Legislative categorical exclusions are really clumsy tools that create more harm than good.

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