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Earl Blumenauer: “We should not drop a veil of secrecy over this bill. We should open it up. Let the American public know what is in it.…”

On the recordMay 14, 2008
We should not drop a veil of secrecy over this bill. We should open it up. Let the American public know what is in it. If for no other reason, the notion that we are going to play a game of ``hide-the-marble'' with them, and not be honest about the true cost and the true benefits is another illustration of what is wrong with this bill, why the President should veto it, and why each and every Member should sustain that veto. We can do a lot better for less money to help more farmers and ranchers. And I urge my colleagues to do so.
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Earl Blumenauer
Democratic · Oregon
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Addressing the need for transparency in a bill and urging a presidential veto.

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