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Jasper Packard: Absolutely, the gentlewoman is certainly right. I have no intentions in this bill or in any other way for the government…

On the recordJune 3, 1998
Absolutely, the gentlewoman is certainly right. I have no intentions in this bill or in any other way for the government to regulate churches.
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Jasper Packard
Republican · Indiana

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Addressing concerns about government regulation of churches in relation to a bill.

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