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Bobby Scott: “I would say to the chairman, I think I agree with him on Puerto Rico, but disagree with regard to the Virgin Islands and…”

On the recordSeptember 23, 2004
I would say to the chairman, I think I agree with him on Puerto Rico, but disagree with regard to the Virgin Islands and others. If we could agree that the legislative intent is to make sure there will be some recourse, we could have that fixed in conference.
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Bobby Scott
Democratic · Virginia

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Discussing legislative intent regarding Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

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