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Joe Scarborough: I campaigned, like you and a lot of other people, over a year and a half against all odds to get elected up here to make…

On the recordSeptember 29, 1995
I campaigned, like you and a lot of other people, over a year and a half against all odds to get elected up here to make a difference, to come up here and make a difference, to change the way that Washington works and to change the fundamental concepts that run Washington, DC, and we have done that. You mentioned the Washington Post editorial and the column that says that this is the most significant Congress in probably 50 years or so. It talks about ending welfare state as we know it. There is a Wall Street Journal article that quotes several, quotes several congressional historians, who say this is not only the most historical Congress in the 20th century, it is probably the most historical House of Representatives session since the 1870's, since Reconstruction, and sometimes when things are moving as fast as they are right now, sometimes people tend to forget all the things that have been accomplished.
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Joe Scarborough
Florida

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Discussing the significance of Congress and recent changes in Washington, DC.

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