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Joe Wilson: How long has it been since there has been one? How long has it been since we had an authorization bill signed into law?

On the recordJune 5, 1996
How long has it been since there has been one? How long has it been since we had an authorization bill signed into law?
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Joe Wilson
Republican · South Carolina

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Questioning the lack of recent authorization bills during a floor speech.

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