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JOHN LINDER: “We are engaged in a great debate over the direction of the country. It is messy. It has always been thus. No one…”

On the recordJanuary 3, 1996
We are engaged in a great debate over the direction of the country. It is messy. It has always been thus. No one, however, is questioning the integrity of the people on either side of this House on this debate. We do not question those on the left and they should not question us on the right. We are intending to reshape the Government, and that requires a great debate. I think the speeches and the positions of individuals on both sides are dignified. There is no less dignity or more dignity by just stating opinions as to the question of the safety of the Members of the House. I see no one here unsafe. I think the Chair should rule against this question of privilege.
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JOHN LINDER
Georgia
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Discussing the importance of debate and integrity in Congress.

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