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Glenn Thompson: “For them to put this rule out, circumvent Congress, is really outrageous.”

On the recordMarch 16, 2015
For them to put this rule out, circumvent Congress, is really outrageous.
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Glenn Thompson
Republican · Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Thompson criticizes the rule for bypassing Congressional authority.

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