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Jack Kingston: You two are exceptionally brilliant. Four hundred thirty-five Members, I can almost promise you that 90 percent of us do…

On the recordApril 16, 1996
You two are exceptionally brilliant. Four hundred thirty-five Members, I can almost promise you that 90 percent of us do not know that. But don't you think that is relevant to the people in Arizona and Indiana, that they do not spring forward and fall backward on their time? And don't you think that would be relevant for a business doing commerce in either of those two States, or a visitor or a government? And isn't it ironic that I can vote, as can any other Member of Congress on things affecting the people of Arizona and Indiana, and not even know such a fundamental thing about their culture? And yet we do it routinely, just like you talked about with the Twelve Mile Lake. The bureaucrat in Washington can set the rule, having no idea that the lake is not 12 miles wide, simply that, and not knowing that it is just simply 12 miles from town. But they are experts on everything, and they are from the government and they are here to help and they are going to tell you how to run your town and your State.
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Jack Kingston
Georgia

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Discussing the disconnect between Congress and local issues affecting states like Arizona and Indiana.

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