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Julian Bond: “I was going to do what the chairman of the full committee said, but I see our friend from Hawaii is here. We have…”

On the recordMay 9, 2005
I was going to do what the chairman of the full committee said, but I see our friend from Hawaii is here. We have already had a discussion of the commerce title. I am happy to defer to my colleague from Hawaii. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Hawaii.
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Julian Bond
Alabama

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