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John Bel Edwards: “It would have been common courtesy to approach me personally and say, I am going to come to the floor today to talk to…”

On the recordJune 27, 2001
It would have been common courtesy to approach me personally and say, I am going to come to the floor today to talk to the chairman of the subcommittee about something that is not in my district that is within yours.
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John Bel Edwards
Democratic · Louisiana

Editor's note · Context

Addressing a lack of communication regarding a discussion on the House floor.

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