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Nydia Velázquez: “I, too, share your frustration that implementation of the law has been delayed. And it was the intent of Congress for…”

On the recordApril 30, 2019
I, too, share your frustration that implementation of the law has been delayed. And it was the intent of Congress for the law to go into effect upon enactment.
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Nydia Velázquez
Democratic · New York

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Velazquez expresses frustration over delays in implementing the law and reiterates Congress's intent.

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