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Bill Lee: “I thank the gentleman; and once again I urge my colleagues tonight, if they happened to have seen this discussion, to…”

On the recordMay 21, 2003
I thank the gentleman; and once again I urge my colleagues tonight, if they happened to have seen this discussion, to support H.R. 1652. And if no one from the House is listening, let us hope that America is listening; and I am urging our country to wake up, get in touch with the United States Congress and say, let us pass H.R. 1652 on behalf of those very noble working men and women who deserve an extension of their unemployment insurance benefits.
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Bill Lee
Republican · Tennessee

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Urging support for H.R. 1652 to extend unemployment insurance benefits.

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