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Jeb Hensarling: I urge all Members to adopt this amendment. I must admit, if people all over America are wondering why it is so…

On the recordNovember 18, 2015
I urge all Members to adopt this amendment. I must admit, if people all over America are wondering why it is so difficult to get something done on a bipartisan basis, traditionally, the least controversial thing we do here is study something. What is even less controversial is coming together on behalf of our veterans, yet we have the ranking member of this committee opposing both. I hope the American people are watching closely. Again, I think this is a very commonsense, modest amendment by the gentleman from Arizona. I encourage all Members to vote for it.
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Jeb Hensarling
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Nov 18, 2015

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