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Kendrick Meek: “I think it is important, I think it is very, very important that we shed light on what has actually happened here in…”

On the recordSeptember 21, 2006
I think it is important, I think it is very, very important that we shed light on what has actually happened here in this Chamber and what has not happened. There are a lot of pieces of legislation that are coming to the floor as we close out this 109th Congress, as we start right before the elections, before we go on what we call a lame duck session after the elections. Members of Congress, many are on jets and driving, or planes, trains, or what have you, going back to their districts. We decided to be here, the 30-something Working Group. We have another hour after the Republican hour to come back here to be able to share the information not only with the Members but also with the American people and make sure that they know that we are here on their behalf as Americans first.
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Kendrick Meek
Florida
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Discussing the importance of legislative transparency and accountability as Congress approaches the end of its session.

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