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Morgan Griffith: “I remember before I got to Congress we had the whole…”

Featuring: Morgan Griffith, Republican | U.S. House Virginia, District 9

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Published | Video Starts at 04:36

I would say this when you say that if there's anything that might that Congress might affect in a business and maybe you ought to consider getting out of that or doing something that it affects everything because I remember before I got to Congress we had the whole swimming pool drain issue that Congress was affecting. So it affects whatever you're doing even if it's a small community pool that wants to keep competitive swimming going in our part of town. With that Mr. Chairman, I yield back the gentleman. (04:36–04:43)

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