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Jerry Brown: I do not recall that it has. But this body can get very excited about something and when they do, using their awesome…

On the recordJuly 16, 1997
I do not recall that it has. But this body can get very excited about something and when they do, using their awesome powers, they frequently make some major mistakes. That may be the case in this situation. But all we can do is try to help to educate the Members of the body that there may have been some validity in this research and hope that in the future they will scrutinize these more carefully.
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Jerry Brown
California

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Discussing the need for careful scrutiny of research by Congress.

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