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Lloyd Doggett: “A vote for this rule would strip out of the bill the DeLauro language which says that we will not give government…”

On the recordJuly 18, 2002
A vote for this rule would strip out of the bill the DeLauro language which says that we will not give government contracts to corporate tax dodgers, plain and simple. That is what this debate is all about. So if you vote for this rule, you are voting to strip out that provision from this bill.
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Lloyd Doggett
Democratic · Texas

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Discussing the implications of a rule vote on corporate tax dodgers during a House floor debate.

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