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Elijah Lewis: “It is most unfortunate that the American public will not be able to see the outside counsel report before they cast…”

On the recordSeptember 28, 1996
It is most unfortunate that the American public will not be able to see the outside counsel report before they cast their votes this November. I have said it repeatedly over the past few weeks that the American people have the right to see that report and to judge for themselves the evidence gathered against the Speaker, Newt Gingrich.
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Elijah Lewis
Democratic · Georgia

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Addressing the lack of public access to the outside counsel report before the November elections.

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