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Stephanie Tubbs Jones: “The reason I am making the amendment, I brought up the amendment, is the proposal is to make the NCC permanent before…”

On the recordJune 28, 2006
The reason I am making the amendment, I brought up the amendment, is the proposal is to make the NCC permanent before the pilot is over with. That is why I am screaming and hollering. If you are saying to me that it is not going to be made permanent by this bill and that we will have an opportunity after the pilot is completed to have a conversation about this and make sure things are taken care of, I am willing to work with you. I would love to be able to wait until the pilot ends before we make an amendment.
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