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Sheila Jackson Lee: “First of all, I didn't thank both you and the ranking member for a very tough task, and I think my overall intent was…”

On the recordJuly 26, 2011
First of all, I didn't thank both you and the ranking member for a very tough task, and I think my overall intent was the need for increasing the funding in EPA. As we make our way through this process, does the gentleman see, in the consultation with the other body, any opportunity to restore any of these funds to the EPA?
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Sheila Jackson Lee
Democratic · Texas
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Jul 26, 2011

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