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Wendy Sherman: “Absolutely. Mr. Speaker, there are 50 great States. Some listening to my earlier remarks maybe thought that I thought…”

On the recordMay 24, 2001
Absolutely. Mr. Speaker, there are 50 great States. Some listening to my earlier remarks maybe thought that I thought there were only 49 great States, and I was somehow criticizing Texas. Texas is also a great State. I talk to my colleagues from Texas, and they are almost as upset as you and I are, that a dozen companies or half a dozen companies, many based in their State, are jacking up the prices. That does not reflect on the ethics of the average Texan; and it is of no benefit to the people of Texas. We have 50 great States with great people in every one of those States.
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Wendy Sherman
Democratic · District of Columbia
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Addressing concerns about price increases by companies in Texas.

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