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Jeb Hensarling: I'm not, frankly, certain I'm in opposition to the gentlelady's amendment, and I appreciate her bringing it to the…

On the recordMarch 7, 2012
I'm not, frankly, certain I'm in opposition to the gentlelady's amendment, and I appreciate her bringing it to the floor. If she would yield for a question, I'm just trying to understand the purpose of her amendment, and what is the deficiency in the underlying bill that she seeks to address with this amendment would be that question. I would be happy to yield to the gentlelady.
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Jeb Hensarling
Republican · Texas
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Mar 7, 2012

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