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On the recordDecember 12, 2018
Mr. Speaker, I was in Senate Chamber trying to prevent a hold on H.R. 7217. I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 434. ____________________
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Joe Barton
Republican · Texas

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Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 6511) to authorize the Secretary of Energy to carry out a program to lease underutilized Strategic Petroleum Reserve facilities, and for other purposes, as amended. The…

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You can tell that you have been president of a national organization. I am throwing you softballs, and you are being very ecumenical.

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Then we should just stiff the Medicare recipients?

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