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Bill Lee: “I thank the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Jones) for his statement tonight and for his leadership. I think…”

On the recordMay 18, 2017
I thank the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Jones) for his statement tonight and for his leadership. I think, listening to him, listening to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Yoho), and working with our colleagues in a bipartisan way, you know, we have to keep hope alive on this because our young men and women, our Constitution, our country, deserves it. You have been here from the beginning in terms of trying to help put Congress back into action because we have been missing in action. Madam Speaker, I now yield to the gentleman from California (Mr. Khanna), my colleague from the Silicon Valley, right next door to my district, who has come to Congress and has hit the ground running. He is a true advocate on so many issues as it relates to peace and justice and security.
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Bill Lee
Republican · Tennessee
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May 18, 2017

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