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Zoe Lofgren: I did talk to the gentlewoman about my friends, the Wilsons, and the real truth, not the rhetoric, not the…

On the recordSeptember 19, 1996
I did talk to the gentlewoman about my friends, the Wilsons, and the real truth, not the rhetoric, not the misinformation, and the comment is that good Catholics and good Christians do not want to hurt good mothers. If we could keep that in our minds, put aside the politics, I think we would do a far more decent job here today.
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Zoe Lofgren
Democratic · California

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Addressing the importance of compassion in political discussions.

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