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Neil Abercrombie: “I support your amendment; so leave me out of it. It is unfair for you to do that.”

On the recordMay 24, 2007
I support your amendment; so leave me out of it. It is unfair for you to do that.
Said by
Neil Abercrombie
Hawaii

Editor's note · Context

Expressing support for an amendment while requesting to be excluded from a discussion.

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