It can't be the sole reason for denying a job, number one. That is what the bill says. And there are exemptions for circumstances when Federal, State, or local law call for it, or a national security clearance. Indeed, I think that if you are an administrator, if you are over, say, the foreign policy of the United States and the Defense Department, people should know if you have great debts to, like, Russia or something. People should have a right to know that because it could relate to your employment. But that is another issue. Mr. Chair, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee).
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