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Jeb Hensarling: “Just to throw my friend and colleague a curve ball, I will support his amendment. Although, I must admit, I am somewhat…”

On the recordNovember 18, 2015
Just to throw my friend and colleague a curve ball, I will support his amendment. Although, I must admit, I am somewhat surprised and shocked, given the debate of the last, that he would want to interfere in the independence of the Fed and require them to use fully revised data. I will, nonetheless, support the amendment, notwithstanding the intrusion upon their independence. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
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Jeb Hensarling
Republican · Texas
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Nov 18, 2015

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