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Sam Gibbons: “Mr. Chairman, if this is so profamily and prochildren, why in the world did the Republicans introduce two bills that…”

On the recordApril 5, 1995
Mr. Chairman, if this is so profamily and prochildren, why in the world did the Republicans introduce two bills that give it to all the children, but then finally in this bill they brought to the floor start cutting children in families of under 50,000, and under 25,000 all the way out of this family and correction credit. If it is so profamily, why did they do that?
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Sam Gibbons
Florida

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Questioning the impact of Republican bills on families and children during a committee discussion.

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