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Alan B. Mollohan: “The gentleman really answers the question why should we even consider it here. You say, why should we not use this? That…”

On the recordJune 29, 2006
The gentleman really answers the question why should we even consider it here. You say, why should we not use this? That is exactly why this ought to be considered by the authorizing committee. We ought to have testimony taken by the authorizing committee to explore the questions why we should not jump to this simple solution to a very complicated problem. The gentleman's question, I think, is proof in and of itself of why we shouldn't be considering this question here on the floor today.
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Alan B. Mollohan
West Virginia

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