“The president is scared of your power, and he wants you to believe your vote does not matter.”
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On the recordMay 16, 2012
What we need is enforcement of what is going on by using some kind of timeline that it has to be done within 2 weeks or 3 weeks or whatever it is.
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Jim McDermott
Democratic · Washington
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McDermott emphasizes the need for enforcement timelines in Customs.

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