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On the recordMay 15, 2020
I would advise my very good friend from the great State of Virginia that we didn't wait. We worked with you and passed four bills. You are wasting time. You are wasting time. You have brought a bill here you know will not pass the Senate, that the President will not sign. You decided not to work with us. So please don't accuse us of delay. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Idaho (Mr. Fulcher), a member of the Education and Labor and Natural Resources Committees.
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Tom Cole
Republican · Oklahoma
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May 15, 2020

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