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Cord Byrd: “I did not say the amendment would have blocked the Louisiana Purchase. I am saying, like Napoleon did, that two plus two…”

On the recordFebruary 9, 1995
I did not say the amendment would have blocked the Louisiana Purchase. I am saying, like Napoleon did, that two plus two equals four. Read it.
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Cord Byrd
Florida

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Discussing an amendment related to historical context during a floor debate.

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