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John Chenoweth: Lastly, Mr. Speaker, in solving this problem between churches and the bankruptcy courts, we are not intending the…

On the recordJune 3, 1998
Lastly, Mr. Speaker, in solving this problem between churches and the bankruptcy courts, we are not intending the Federal Government to be involved in any way in overriding scripture or taking away the autonomy and the free exercise of religion in America's churches. Is this the intent of H.R. 2604?
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John Chenoweth
Republican · Colorado

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Addressing the relationship between churches and bankruptcy courts during a discussion on H.R. 2604.

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