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Kendrick Meek: I am still not satisfied with the answers I am getting about this very large and lucrative deal our Speaker has…

On the recordJanuary 18, 1995
I am still not satisfied with the answers I am getting about this very large and lucrative deal our Speaker has negotiated for himself. Now more than ever before the perception of impropriety, not to mention the potential conflict of interest, still exists and cannot be ignored.
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Kendrick Meek
Florida

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Addressing concerns over a book deal negotiated by the Speaker.

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