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Mark Pocan: Again, thank you, Mr. Lowenthal. Because that is the problem--we have been told the Speaker won't schedule the vote, but…

On the recordSeptember 10, 2014
Again, thank you, Mr. Lowenthal. Because that is the problem--we have been told the Speaker won't schedule the vote, but there are other ways. Every single Member of this body can sign a discharge petition, and if we get a majority of us, 218 of us, to sign that, it will come to this body. So there are no excuses not to get this done. I would like to yield to my good friend from New York, Mr. Charlie Rangel.
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Mark Pocan
Democratic · Wisconsin
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govinfo.gov
Sep 10, 2014

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