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Kendrick Meek: Which is very interesting. I don't know of the 73 that voted against it today, if that is going to be the basis for…

On the recordMarch 15, 2007
Which is very interesting. I don't know of the 73 that voted against it today, if that is going to be the basis for saying that that is the reason why I am going to veto it, because 73 Members of the House voted against it. But neither be here nor there, I am glad that we are here in the majority, Madam Speaker. We have been in the minority, but we still have not allowed the majority to get to our heads or to our heart.
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Kendrick Meek
Florida

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Discussing the implications of a recent vote and the importance of humility in leadership.

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