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On the recordJune 14, 2010
We would like to thank you. Mr. Speaker, I think that there is probably no one in this caucus who fought harder to get this bill passed. Our Chair, Representative Lee, is one of the hardest working Members of this entire body. She has vision and leadership. And most of all, she has courage. We want to thank you for being our leader. We thank you very much. Mr. Speaker, I would now like to yield to my friend who has joined us and has always been a consistent voice for the people of this country, the gentlewoman from Texas, Sheila Jackson Lee.
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Marcia Fudge
Democratic · Ohio

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