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Glenn Thompson: “I thank the gentlelady, and I thank the gentleman from Kansas for going over, which allowed me to get back here in time…”

On the recordDecember 11, 2013
I thank the gentlelady, and I thank the gentleman from Kansas for going over, which allowed me to get back here in time from the House Floor.
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Glenn Thompson
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Thompson expressed gratitude for the timing that allowed him to return from the House Floor.

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