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Sonny Bono: “I would stand behind this legislation any time. It is bipartisan, in my view, and it represents the public. So the…”

On the recordSeptember 28, 1995
I would stand behind this legislation any time. It is bipartisan, in my view, and it represents the public. So the referendum is a side issue.
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Sonny Bono
California

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Expressing support for bipartisan legislation during a floor speech.

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