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Patricia Schroeder: “I am a little stunned at what I think I heard. We are turning the Capitol Grounds into kind of a car lot with this…”

On the recordMay 7, 1996
I am a little stunned at what I think I heard. We are turning the Capitol Grounds into kind of a car lot with this resolution?
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Patricia Schroeder
Colorado

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Expressing concern about a resolution regarding the use of Capitol Grounds.

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