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Ray LaHood: “I hope that the timing of this bill's introduction will only underscore the fact that the time has come to put an end to…”

On the recordFebruary 4, 1999
I hope that the timing of this bill's introduction will only underscore the fact that the time has come to put an end to this archaic practice that we must endure every four years.
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Ray LaHood
Republican · Illinois
Source
congress.gov
Feb 4, 1999

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the need to end the Electoral College.

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