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Peter DeFazio: “No member or delegate of Congress, or elected official of the Government of the United States or the Government of the…”

On the recordJuly 11, 2017
No member or delegate of Congress, or elected official of the Government of the United States or the Government of the District of Columbia, shall be admitted to any share or part of this Lease, or to any benefit that may arise therefrom.
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Peter DeFazio
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

DeFazio reiterates legal restrictions on government officials benefiting from the lease.

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