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Pete Sessions: “I had an amendment that would simply require those who get contracts to build infrastructure, that they would use the…”

On the recordFebruary 6, 2009
I had an amendment that would simply require those who get contracts to build infrastructure, that they would use the E-Verify system to determine whether a person is using a valid Social Security number. It is a proven system; 2,000 businesses are voluntarily signing up each week. So I would hope we get a vote on that. Am I now being told we will not be able to vote on that amendment? I hate to object.
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Pete Sessions
Republican · Texas

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Discussing an amendment related to the E-Verify system for infrastructure contracts.

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