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Mike Levin: Bob Matsui was a pillar of his beloved Sacramento. He was a pillar of the congressional community. So it is truly…

On the recordApril 13, 2005
Bob Matsui was a pillar of his beloved Sacramento. He was a pillar of the congressional community. So it is truly fitting that the courthouse in his beloved city be named after him. I think today we should pause and ask what would be the best monument to Bob Matsui here in Washington, and I think it is clear and that is that we join together with his wife Doris, who is now a colleague, to try to carry out his hopes, to fulfill his dream that everybody in this country counts, and when it comes to our work here, everybody should count equally. So I am pleased to join with my colleagues and this is another moment of emotion. We very much remember Bob.
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Mike Levin
Democratic · California

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