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On the recordMarch 30, 2009
I ask all of you, and all members of Congress, to appreciate both the substantive importance of this bill as well as the need to move it quickly to passage.
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Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Nadler emphasizes the urgency and importance of the bill to address ongoing litigation.

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