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On the recordDecember 20, 2018
We will allow the public to know what we are voting on, and we will actually be able to start building on the foundation of things that make a difference: rebuilding and renewing America, closing the income gap, allowing those most fortunate in our economy to be able to pay a little more so that we don't have to sacrifice services for the elderly, the poor, and students, and be able to rebuild and renew this country. I am looking forward to that opportunity for Democrats to take control, and this sorry Congress cannot end fast enough. Mr. Speaker, I urge rejection of this proposal.
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Earl Blumenauer
Democratic · Oregon
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