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Paul Tonko: “I respect and I share the gentleman's concern for the people of Alaska. I am talking about a bill that is drafted…”

On the recordDecember 21, 2018
I respect and I share the gentleman's concern for the people of Alaska. I am talking about a bill that is drafted incorrectly. While it may be specific to Alaska, it is not specific to remote areas. So we can share compassion for the people. I am just saying, if we had done this in regular order and exchanged dialogue with one another, perhaps the outcome would have been stronger. Mr. Speaker, I continue to reserve the balance of my time.
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Paul Tonko
Democratic · New York
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Dec 21, 2018

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