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Jonathan Jackson: “I trust, Mr. Chairman, that did not come out of my time.”

On the recordMarch 5, 2012
I trust, Mr. Chairman, that did not come out of my time.
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Jonathan Jackson
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Jackson humorously addresses the chairman about time management during the meeting.

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