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Matt Cartwright: “I don't mean to be impolite, but they only give us 5 minutes and I have a chairman who is going to be banging that gavel…”

On the recordFebruary 25, 2019
I don't mean to be impolite, but they only give us 5 minutes and I have a chairman who is going to be banging that gavel on me any minute, that was a yes-or-no question and I take it it is a yes.
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Matt Cartwright
Democratic · Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Cartwright emphasizes the urgency of a yes-or-no response during a time-limited discussion.

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