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Robert Dornan: Well, Madam Speaker, I guess it is clear for the whole world to see there will not be an hour special order by the…

On the recordJuly 12, 1996
Well, Madam Speaker, I guess it is clear for the whole world to see there will not be an hour special order by the Member from Massachusetts followed by my special order. Mr. Frank told me earlier in the week that he was going to critique my point of personal privilege from this well on June 27, and I said, ``Well good I'll be there to critique your hour with my hour,'' because I said I would keep focused on the truth and I was not going to let go of this crude attempt which we saw again last night late and on the floor this morning and early afternoon to brand anybody who thinks there is something wrong with homosexual behavior as a bigot, as a hater, and, as Mr. Canady of Florida pointed out, they added about 15 more sleazy words that we could have spent all day long taking peoples' words down to contest. I would like to tell any people that came to visit us in the gallery today, through the Chair, that I will return to this subject after I do something very positive and upbeat to relate what I was privileged to behold on the Fourth of July, and I would hope that people would reflect on the positives about the United States over this weekend, but spend a little time thinking about this amazing vote that we just had, our last vote today, on the 12th of July, defeating a phony recommit bill with instructions to study homosexual, quote, marriage, unquote, when that study is going ahead anyway.
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Robert Dornan
Republican · California

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Addressing the debate on issues related to homosexuality and a recent vote in Congress.

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