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Bill Lee: This should really be a wake-up call to this Chamber to defeat this bill immediately. Instead of ramming through a bill…

On the recordSeptember 28, 2017
This should really be a wake-up call to this Chamber to defeat this bill immediately. Instead of ramming through a bill that would push more people into poverty, we should be working to create good-paying jobs and expand opportunities for all. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on this mean- spirited and heartless bill.
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Bill Lee
Republican · Tennessee
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Sep 28, 2017

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