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Marcy Kaptur: “This amendment raises serious constitutional issues and may amount to an unconstitutional bill of attainder. This is not…”

On the recordOctober 26, 2023
This amendment raises serious constitutional issues and may amount to an unconstitutional bill of attainder. This is not the way to handle policy disputes with the Secretary of Energy for our country. This amendment prioritizes legislative theater over the American people and doesn't have a chance of becoming law. I strongly urge my colleagues to vote against this harmful amendment, and I reserve the balance of my time.
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Marcy Kaptur
Democratic · Ohio
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govinfo.gov
Oct 26, 2023

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