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On the recordDecember 1, 2022
Just in a moment let me indicate that you can always find just a sliver on which to oppose. I hold in my hand a whole list of Republicans that believe the bill works and should work. So that, we should take off the table. Republicans and Democrats support this legislation. And then I can assure you that people answering the phone will not be randomly answering the phone. They will be under a supervised program, as this program relates. We would hope and expect that they would be the kind that can listen and take the intake of those who are desperate and trying to find a way not to go back to crime. Mr. Speaker, I have no further speakers, and I reserve the balance of my time.
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Sheila Jackson Lee
Democratic · Texas

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