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Kendrick Meek: “Mr. Delahunt, I notice Mr. Ryan and Ms. Wasserman Schultz and we are so glad to be joined by Ms. Jackson-Lee, who is one…”

On the recordApril 4, 2006
Mr. Delahunt, I notice Mr. Ryan and Ms. Wasserman Schultz and we are so glad to be joined by Ms. Jackson-Lee, who is one of my sheroes in this process. ``They.'' {time} 2040 Mr. Speaker, this is the man who gave the Republican majority birth. ``Them.'' ``They.'' He is saying he is no longer a part of what is going on here. ``They.'' Not ``my colleagues,'' not ``my Republican brethren and sisters.'' It is ``they.'' This goes far beyond the 30-something working group. This goes far beyond Democrats and Republicans. Here is a man who was at the front of the line saying charge, that is now calling the Republican majority ``they.''
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Kendrick Meek
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