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Jack Kingston: let me ask my friends; They all have been kind of bashing the style, not the person, but the style of our friend the…

On the recordMay 12, 1998
let me ask my friends; They all have been kind of bashing the style, not the person, but the style of our friend the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Burton) who we all know to be a man of integrity and of honor. But they mentioned the rules about putting Congress under the same laws as the private sector. Did my colleagues vote for that rule, which was, as my colleagues know, a Republican rule and generally passed on a partisan vote? Did they leave their side of the aisle and vote with the Republicans to make that a reality on the first day of Congress in 1995?
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Jack Kingston
Georgia

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Discussing the rules regarding Congress and private sector laws during a debate.

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