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Hank Johnson: Sir, the next day, a statement was released by the gentleman. The statement was to the effect that the entire membership…

On the recordApril 19, 2012
Sir, the next day, a statement was released by the gentleman. The statement was to the effect that the entire membership of the Congressional Progressive Caucus are card-carrying members of the Communist Party. I just think that it's important that we say, first of all, that that's not true and, secondly, that it has no place in the rational dialogue and in the honest dialogue that we seek to have here amongst us on both sides of the aisle. It has no place.
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Hank Johnson
Democratic · Georgia
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Apr 19, 2012

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