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Gregory Meeks: I was waiting on President Bush to send them up also, and they never came up.

On the recordSeptember 22, 2011
I was waiting on President Bush to send them up also, and they never came up.
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Gregory Meeks
Democratic · New York

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Meeks reflects on delays in trade agreements during Bush's presidency.

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