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Frank Riggs: “I will simply point out that my colleagues, I know they are sincere about this, my colleagues who are behind this, they…”

On the recordJune 19, 1996
I will simply point out that my colleagues, I know they are sincere about this, my colleagues who are behind this, they have not come to those of us who represent these congressional districts to discuss this. You might talk to inside the beltway groups, whether it be Citizens Against Government Waste or the Sierra Club, but you do not come to us and say, tell us about the impacts of doing this, as high-minded and well-intentioned as this might be, Tell us about the economic consequences.
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Frank Riggs
California
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Addressing the lack of consultation with local representatives on proposed legislation.

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