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Bob Barr: “I take back my time. That is what I suspected, and I wanted to give the gentleman the benefit of the doubt and get him…”

On the recordJune 26, 2001
I take back my time. That is what I suspected, and I wanted to give the gentleman the benefit of the doubt and get him on record. The other side is not interested in just moving on. We are, Mr. Speaker. We are not asking for anything out of the ordinary, out of standard operating procedure, but to simply say the name of the airport has been lawfully changed. It was signed by a Democrat President into law over 3 years ago. It is high time that the Metro board did what they have done in every other situation. Change the name. Let us move on with this rule and move on with the adoption of the appropriations bill for the American people.
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Bob Barr
Georgia

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Addressing the need to change the name of an airport and move forward with appropriations.

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