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On the recordMay 1, 1997
Yes; and I have great sympathy for the gentleman. It is just I believe that some conditions do exist in everything we do in Government. You do not go into a public school without conditions. You cannot come in there and be disruptive, or you get thrown out. So if there are conditions, you come in, and the contract is the person who accepts the housing comes in, voluntarily accepting Government housing under the conditions that they will do A, B, and C.
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Rand Paul
Republican · Kentucky

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Discussing conditions for government housing during a floor speech.

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