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Gus Bilirakis: “Mr. Speaker, I endorse the remarks of the gentlewoman from Colorado (Ms. DeGette) and thank her for her role, the role…”

On the recordSeptember 27, 2000
Mr. Speaker, I endorse the remarks of the gentlewoman from Colorado (Ms. DeGette) and thank her for her role, the role that she has played, not only in this legislation, but all matters involving particularly children. I want to emphasize that this legislation came about as the result of an awful lot of hard work on a bipartisan basis. The minority was involved in every case, and I ask that everyone support.
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Gus Bilirakis
Republican · Florida

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Supporting bipartisan legislation related to children's issues.

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