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Joe Barton: Now that I know what the problem is, I am going to call over there. They are good friends of mine, Mr. Hatch and Mr.…

On the recordSeptember 25, 2007
Now that I know what the problem is, I am going to call over there. They are good friends of mine, Mr. Hatch and Mr. Grassley. And tell them that now that we have identified the problem, will they accept the language that Mr. Dingell objected to, and when we are here next week on the House floor when this bill is vetoed by the President, I would expect my good friend from New York to accept that change in the language.
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Joe Barton
Republican · Texas

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Discussing potential changes to legislation in anticipation of a presidential veto.

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