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On the recordJanuary 25, 1995
Well, you know, thank you. I would like very much to thank the gentleman from Texas for your hard-fought long effort historically to bring this initiative to the floor of the House for debate, and you have worked long and hard to bring a tax-limitation balanced budget amendment, and I just want you to know the phone calls that I have been receiving in my office here in Washington tonight from the taxpayers in my district, they are calling. I had six calls tonight.
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Gerald Weller
Republican · Illinois
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Expressing gratitude for efforts on a tax-limitation balanced budget amendment.

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