Eni Faleomavaega said "One of the things I want to add to my good friend, the gentleman from Washington, is sometimes our own people here in America do not realize we are also a Pacific nation. Our country may be situated a little closer to Europe and the Atlantic, but the fact of the matter is that 33 million Americans live in the State of California, which happens to be a Pacific Coast State, and my good friend, the gentleman from Washington, has in Washington State, 4 rac{1}{2} million people." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJanuary 25, 1996

One of the things I want to add to my good friend, the gentleman from Washington, is sometimes our own people here in America do not realize we are also a Pacific nation. Our country may be situated a little closer to Europe and the Atlantic, but the fact of the matter is that 33 million Americans live in the State of California, which happens to be a Pacific Coast State, and my good friend, the gentleman from Washington, has in Washington State, 4 rac{1}{2} million people.

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Eni Faleomavaega

American Samoa

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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the United States as a Pacific nation during a floor speech.

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