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Mike Thompson: “Well, if the gentlewoman will yield, with an abundance of caution, Mr. Eddie Ross from Vicksburg, Mississippi was in a…”

On the recordFebruary 24, 1998
Well, if the gentlewoman will yield, with an abundance of caution, Mr. Eddie Ross from Vicksburg, Mississippi was in a similar situation. He signed a settlement agreement in November of last year, and we only got his check last Friday.
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Mike Thompson
Democratic · California

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Discussing a settlement agreement related to a constituent's situation.

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