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On the recordJanuary 23, 2017
It doesn't do that, Mr. Chairman. It is whether you currently have.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Cicilline clarifies the amendment's focus on current relationships, not past ones.

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