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Retiring Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-CA) Talks with C-SPAN

Washington, DC
Monday, December 24, 2012

California Republican Congressman Jerry Lewis is retiring from the House at the end of this year after 24 years in office. The 17-term Congressman represented the 41st House District in southeastern California which includes parts of San Bernardino and Riverside counties.

In November, he talked with C-SPAN about his time as chairman and the ranking member on the House Appropriations Committee and how the federal spending process works.

Updated: Friday, December 21, 2012 at 3:02pm (ET)

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