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On the recordSeptember 24, 2002
I am so glad that the people of the Seventh District, like many people throughout America, have no compunctions letting you know where they stand. For the last week I have been getting telephone calls, e-mails, i-mails, people stopping me on the street, and they are saying, let us give peace a chance. Let us go slow on this war business. Let us let the inspectors inspect. Let us let them do their job. Mr. Speaker, I agree with them.
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Danny Davis
Democratic · Illinois

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Addressing public sentiment against military action and advocating for peace.

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