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Jim Sensenbrenner: When you don't expose massive legislation to the full light of day and have a full debate on it, there will be mistakes…

On the recordMay 15, 2012
When you don't expose massive legislation to the full light of day and have a full debate on it, there will be mistakes that will require technical corrections.
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Jim Sensenbrenner
Republican · Wisconsin

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He warns against the risks of not fully debating legislation.

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