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On the recordJuly 30, 2013
That is correct. That is correct, and it is how it has happened in the past. This is not something we want. This is not something we have threatened. This is something we think can and should be avoided and we want to avoid. In the unfortunate, completely avoidable event that did happen, it would be largely as the Senator described it.
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Bill Lee
Republican · Tennessee
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Jul 30, 2013

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