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David Obey: I'm sorry, but the record shows that in the year 2000, when you were chairman, on three occasions, Transportation…

On the recordAugust 2, 2007
I'm sorry, but the record shows that in the year 2000, when you were chairman, on three occasions, Transportation, Labor-H and Agriculture, you reported self-executing rules.
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David Obey
Wisconsin

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Addressing the use of self-executing rules in committee reports.

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