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On the recordFebruary 4, 2015
In summary, Mr. Chairman, I think this is a commonsense amendment. I think it sets a metric that I would hope my friends on the other side of the aisle would actually embrace so that we can see whether a new piece of legislation is, in fact, working. It would allow the bill to go into place for a whole year before that metric kicks in. I think it is a commonsense amendment that actually gives us a chance to see whether the philosophy undergirding this legislation is, indeed, justified. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
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Gerry Connolly
Democratic · Virginia
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govinfo.gov
Feb 4, 2015

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