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Janice Schakowsky: “I thought the suggestion that really takes the cake, that even surprised me was that while we are being told that the…”

On the recordJuly 13, 2004
I thought the suggestion that really takes the cake, that even surprised me was that while we are being told that the world is safer than it was before, we are being told that plans are being considered to postpone the November elections. I never heard such a thing like that, that we should be so filled with fear that maybe even the November elections would have to be moved. I think all Americans ought to be up in arms about that.
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Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Addressing concerns about the possibility of postponing the November elections.

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