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Rep. Corrine Brown: “some of the changes are just cosmetic. Unless we agree to screen all of the luggage, have background checks and…”

On the recordOctober 31, 2001
some of the changes are just cosmetic. Unless we agree to screen all of the luggage, have background checks and communication between the FBI and CIA and the airport security, it does not work. We need to put a system in place that protects the American people. This is not a game. We talk about bipartisanship. I am for it. I am for it as far as it goes, but that is not what we have. It is my way or nothing at all. That is the rule of the House of Representatives. It matters who is in charge of the House of Representatives. This is the people's House. The people should have an opportunity to put their issues on the floor and have an up-or-down vote.
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Rep. Corrine Brown
Florida
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Discussing the need for effective security measures and bipartisanship in the House of Representatives.

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