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Jerry Lewis: “I might mention, because the chairman certainly would not say this, that we are going through this routine, I know in…”

On the recordOctober 30, 2003
I might mention, because the chairman certainly would not say this, that we are going through this routine, I know in large part, or maybe in small part, because for 40 years the Democrats ran the place and that gave us time to learn a lot by watching what they did. And from time to time they were even smart enough to understand that there was a need to put pressure on the other body, because that other body operates in a way that is hard for me to imagine.
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Jerry Lewis
California

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Discussing the influence of past Democratic leadership on current legislative processes.

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