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On the recordApril 1, 2009
any congressional authorization that we get--a congressional mandate is most helpful to us, particularly as we try to gather the resources needed to do any extra missions.
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Joe Wilson
Republican · South Carolina

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Wilson emphasizes the importance of congressional mandates for resource gathering.

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