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On the recordApril 1, 2014
That is a deal-breaker for me. I can't go any further with this discussion until they can satisfy me that we are going to do those proper background checks.
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Lou Barletta
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Barletta insists on the necessity of proper background checks in immigration reform.

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