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Rep. Corrine Brown: So I will do all I can to inform the public so that they will call Members of Congress. A lot of people think that we…

On the recordJune 30, 1999
So I will do all I can to inform the public so that they will call Members of Congress. A lot of people think that we are working because we are meeting 5 days a week. But it is not the quantity, it is the quality of what we are doing. If we are not dealing with the issues that is important to them, then we might as well be home doing constituent case work.
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Rep. Corrine Brown
Florida

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Discussing the importance of quality legislative work over the quantity of congressional meetings.

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