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Patricia Schroeder: Mr. Chairman, in my part of the country, partners pay their fair share. They cannot say, ``Let us be partners, and then…

On the recordJanuary 20, 1995
Mr. Chairman, in my part of the country, partners pay their fair share. They cannot say, ``Let us be partners, and then you pay.'' That is not a partnership. Actually what we are talking about, if we do not pass this amendment, is denying that equal partnership where we all sit down and all have the same star in the flag, carrying our same load.
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Patricia Schroeder
Colorado

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Discussing the importance of equal partnership in a legislative amendment.

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