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Ron Wyden: “We respectfully invoke our right, under Senate Rule XXVI, for a majority of the minority members of the Finance…”

On the recordSeptember 24, 2017
We respectfully invoke our right, under Senate Rule XXVI, for a majority of the minority members of the Finance Committee to call for an additional day of hearings with respect to the Graham-Cassidy proposal.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden calls for more hearings on the Graham-Cassidy proposal due to its significance.

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