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Joe Scarborough: “The gentleman from Missouri said something needs to be done, he said that the property rights need to be protected, he…”

On the recordMarch 25, 1998
The gentleman from Missouri said something needs to be done, he said that the property rights need to be protected, he said that they need to do something, and yet he was talking about endorsing an amendment that is a black-and-white, an all- or-nothing approach where absolutely nothing is done. Their property rights will be absolutely eviscerated. So my question to the gentleman is, as somebody who I have seen for 3 or 4 years respect property rights, where do we go from here? If my colleague supports an amendment that will destroy all property rights then what does the gentleman propose we do next?
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Joe Scarborough
Florida

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Discussing property rights and proposed amendments during a House floor debate.

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