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Scott Garrett: “I am informed that our side of the aisle, whether through Mrs. Biggert or otherwise, has presented to you or through…”

On the recordDecember 12, 2007
I am informed that our side of the aisle, whether through Mrs. Biggert or otherwise, has presented to you or through your staff or otherwise a proposal back on November 15 of five pages of recommendations or suggestions as far as positions that could be done in this bill to move us both together. And here we are on December 12 and we have yet to receive a response from that.
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Scott Garrett
New Jersey

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Addressing the lack of response to a proposal submitted regarding a bill.

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