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George Miller: “Yesterday was luncheon, today it is legislation, tomorrow it is frightening to think of what it could mean. I appreciate…”

On the recordJuly 9, 1997
Yesterday was luncheon, today it is legislation, tomorrow it is frightening to think of what it could mean. I appreciate the gentleman's cooperation, and I want to thank him for how hard he has worked on this legislation. As he has pointed out, more times than I care to count, this is not a new idea with respect to Quincy Library. These people have worked very, very hard on this, and this is not an idea that somehow does not have a lot of support. It has a lot of support, and I think with changes of the gentleman from Alaska [Mr. Young], we now have what I would assume is almost going to be unanimous support in the House. I thank the gentleman for all of his perseverance and his hard work on this.
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George Miller
Democratic · California

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Discussing support for legislation related to Quincy Library.

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