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Chaka Fattah: “I thank the ranking member. We rise in opposition because the offsets we think are ill-advised in terms of its cuts…”

On the recordMay 8, 2012
I thank the ranking member. We rise in opposition because the offsets we think are ill-advised in terms of its cuts, particularly to the Civil Rights Enforcement Office, and a number of others. We request a ``no'' vote on the amendment.
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Chaka Fattah
Pennsylvania
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govinfo.gov
May 8, 2012

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