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Rob Portman: “What this bill does again for the first time is it says let us be accountable. If we are going to do this, let us step…”

On the recordFebruary 1, 1995
What this bill does again for the first time is it says let us be accountable. If we are going to do this, let us step up to the plate and do it in the full view of the American people, the press, and so on. That is why the Governors, the other State and local officials, mayors, county commissioners, and so on, supported this bill and worked with us to draft a bill that makes sense for them, and why even today they were here congratulating us on passing this bill. It was the No. 1 item for the National Conference of Mayors, No. 1 item for the National Governors' Association, and so on.
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Rob Portman
Republican · Ohio
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Discussing accountability in legislation and support from local officials for a specific bill.

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