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On the recordMarch 9, 2009
I would like to give money on the enforcement side, but I would also like to increase the punitive measures.
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Summer Lee
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Sheila Jackson Lee emphasizes the need for stricter enforcement and punitive measures for states not complying.

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