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At a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday, US House Rep. Jim Jordan (Republican-OHIO) and Rep. Jerry Nadler (Democrat-NY) spoke about a controversial school board memo.
Jim Jordan said:
Jim Jordan: Nice if the attorney general would be back in front of us to deal with this subject, but I think this legislation is the wrong way to go I hope that we do not pass it urge a no vote, and would yield back the balance of my time.
Jerry Nadler: The gentleman yields back I would simply point out to the gentleman that the national school board association apologized for that letter within days of its issuance.
Jim Jordan: That's sort of proven my point I think that's how wrong it was well they made a mistake and they apologized for it.
Jerry Nadler: Nobody's taking any action on the basis.
Jim Jordan replied: The person who hasn't taken action the attorney general of the United States has not rescinded the memo and the action that he put in place, that's what's warranted that's why we need him back here to answer the questions things he said in that committee hearing that turned out not to be accurate. And we need him to rescind the memo and stop what's ever gone into place and the last thing we need to do is, to pass this bill which is going to codify the whole plot and plan and scheme they initiated last fall.
Jerry Nadler replied: Without objection, all other opening statements will be included in the record I now recognize myself for purposes of offering an amendment nature of a substitute the clerk will...
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