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Paul Tonko: Right. And, again, every effort has been made to advance letters, to speak from the floor, to notice the leadership of…

On the recordOctober 1, 2013
Right. And, again, every effort has been made to advance letters, to speak from the floor, to notice the leadership of our request, our urging, our challenge to name these people. That's the way the business gets done. It was avoided, for whatever reason, perhaps not believing in your own budget that you put together as a House. Otherwise, why would you not bring it forward? Why would you not vote on your own budget in a way that would have us at the conference table?
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Democratic · New York
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Oct 1, 2013

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