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On the recordJune 27, 2012
I'm all for an honest intellectual pursuit of the issue of unfunded mandates or burdensome mandates.
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Gerry Connolly
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Connolly expresses support for honest discussions on mandates but criticizes the hearing's structure.

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