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Peter DeFazio: “No Member or Delegate to Congress or elected official of the Government of the United States or government of the…”

On the recordSeptember 24, 2019
No Member or Delegate to Congress or elected official of the Government of the United States or 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

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DeFazio emphasizes the prohibition against elected officials benefiting from the hotel lease.

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