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Elijah Lewis: Our side would like to know if it would be possible for us to begin that debate, since we are going to be here, on…

On the recordOctober 8, 2003
Our side would like to know if it would be possible for us to begin that debate, since we are going to be here, on Wednesday, so that every Member, every Member of the Congress will have an opportunity to participate in this debate? I take particular notice of the fact that when we debated the force resolution that every Member of the Congress, all of us, had an opportunity to participate in that debate.
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Elijah Lewis
Democratic · Georgia

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Requesting to begin debate on the Iraq supplemental bill earlier to ensure all members can participate.

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