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Sheila Jackson Lee: “My emotion, of course, deals with, as I think you know, many of the tragedies we have faced in the Nation. Here is my…”

On the recordNovember 17, 2016
My emotion, of course, deals with, as I think you know, many of the tragedies we have faced in the Nation. Here is my point: Your interpretation, I need to analyze all of that, and I have not to date. But I would say to you, there is always a first time. There is always the possibility. What we are trying to do is to make an exception if that happens to occur, and it might not. But we give that privilege so that the people can be protected. I thank the gentleman from California for yielding.
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Sheila Jackson Lee
Democratic · Texas
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Nov 17, 2016

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