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Jerry Nadler: “The gentleman from Virginia says that recess appointees could help solve this problem, but a recess appointee is not…”

On the recordDecember 12, 2023
The gentleman from Virginia says that recess appointees could help solve this problem, but a recess appointee is not confirmed by the Senate and, therefore, under the terms of this bill could not approve any regulation. The recess appointee question is irrelevant and doesn't mitigate the harm of this bill in any way. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee).
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Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York
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govinfo.gov
Dec 12, 2023

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