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Kendrick Meek: “I just want to say this very quickly in closing, Mr. Speaker, that it is very important we do what is right on behalf of…”

On the recordApril 22, 2004
I just want to say this very quickly in closing, Mr. Speaker, that it is very important we do what is right on behalf of this Nation. It is very important, if we are going to have a policy and interdict Haitians at sea and we want to save lives so that the Coast Guard will not have to pick bodies out floating face down around the waters of Haiti and between the United States of America that we provide the kind of atmosphere for economic development, and I would also say to the Members that it is vitally important that we continue to pay very close attention in a bipartisan way and do what is right on behalf of this nation that helped us fight for our independence.
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Kendrick Meek
Florida
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Addressing the need for a humane policy towards Haitians and economic development.

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