This is a reasonable amendment. It simply asks that before we make sweeping Federal policy that overrides State and individual rights we know what we're getting in return. I urge my colleagues to support this very reasonable amendment. I yield back the balance of my time.
Suzanne Bonamici: “This is a reasonable amendment. It simply asks that before we make sweeping Federal policy that overrides State and…”
On the recordMarch 22, 2012
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