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Marsha Blackburn: “The gentleman was just making his point, and in part of that he is right, but the important part of this is that what we…”

On the recordJuly 17, 2007
The gentleman was just making his point, and in part of that he is right, but the important part of this is that what we have to do is be certain that a Secretary doesn't delete these provisions. And if you are going to give them that flexibility and if they delete it, then you have that hole that is there. So, because of that, we need it in statute to be sure that it is not altered. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
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Marsha Blackburn
Republican · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the importance of statutory provisions during a legislative debate.

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