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On the recordOctober 10, 1995
I would ask the gentleman, then, why the objection to do it? We need to do it, get it out there is an individual bill so it will not die as part of some other legislation. The people of this country cannot understand how we can be so bureaucratic. It is time for a change. The Corrections Day Calendar is a good calendar, and I would certainly encourage people of get behind this bill. Let us show the American people we do care about what they are concerned about, that we do care and that we can make government effective, efficient, and responsible.
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Thomas Ewing
Republican · Illinois
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Addressing the need for the Corrections Day Calendar as a standalone bill.

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