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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 recordJuly 23, 2024
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 Jigar Shah, director of the Department of Energy's Loan Programs Office. The amendment prioritizes legislative theater again over the American people, and it has no chance of becoming law. Mr. Chair, I strongly urge my colleagues to vote against this harmful amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.
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Marcy Kaptur
Democratic · Ohio
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govinfo.gov
Jul 23, 2024

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