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Debbie Wasserman Schultz: “Jefferson argued that there was, 'No subject to which a Member of Congress may not have occasion to refer.'”

On the recordFebruary 25, 2013
Jefferson argued that there was, 'No subject to which a Member of Congress may not have occasion to refer.'
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Democratic · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Wasserman Schultz references Thomas Jefferson's vision for the Library of Congress.

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