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Ronald Dellums: “I just felt compelled to make that observation. I think that disadvantages a number of Members on both sides of the…”

On the recordJune 20, 1997
I just felt compelled to make that observation. I think that disadvantages a number of Members on both sides of the aisle, but that is just my observation, and leadership going to have to make the judgment that they choose to make. Unfortunately, we will of to live with them, but I do not think that they are good judgments.
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Ronald Dellums
Democratic · California

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Discussing the challenges faced by Members in a committee setting.

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