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On the recordJanuary 6, 2001
Mr. Speaker, I believe these electoral votes to be illegitimate and unrepresentative of the true popular vote in Florida. Vice President Gore is leading in popular votes in excess of 500,000 votes in this country, and all of Florida's vote recounts are not yet tabulated. The recounts will document that Gore won Florida, despite voter fraud, despite voter intimidation, despite the butterfly ballots, despite the criminal recording of ID numbers on absentee ballots. History will record what really took place in this election.
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California
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Editor's note · Context

Addressing objections to the electoral vote count for Florida during the House proceedings.

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