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John Bel Edwards: “No, I will not yield at this point. I would like to ask the gentleman a question, the author of the amendment, if I…”

On the recordApril 6, 2000
No, I will not yield at this point. I would like to ask the gentleman a question, the author of the amendment, if I could. If we had more time, I would be glad to have a discussion. I wish we had several hours, if not days of debate on this church-state issue. Madam Chairman, let me ask the question. Under the gentleman's amendment, would the Wiccans be able to apply for Federal tax funding?
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John Bel Edwards
Democratic · Louisiana

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Questioning an amendment related to church-state issues during a committee discussion.

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