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Victor Fazio: “I wonder why the gentleman is concerned about a recorded vote on something everyone has just agreed to.”

On the recordJuly 10, 1997
I wonder why the gentleman is concerned about a recorded vote on something everyone has just agreed to.
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Victor Fazio
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Questioning a colleague's concern over a recorded vote during a discussion.

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