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Henry Hyde: “The gentleman keeps characterizing it as the broadest possible, but really and truly, the public interest may well be…”

On the recordFebruary 10, 1994
The gentleman keeps characterizing it as the broadest possible, but really and truly, the public interest may well be different from a personal, financial, or political conflict.
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Henry Hyde
Illinois

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Hyde discusses the distinction between public interest and personal conflicts.

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