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John Bel Edwards: “The same Tom DeLay, the majority leader of the House, who says what is good for Tom DeLay in redistricting is good for…”

On the recordMay 14, 2003
The same Tom DeLay, the majority leader of the House, who says what is good for Tom DeLay in redistricting is good for Texas is the same person who said just a year ago to Texas parents, do not send your sons and daughters to Texas A&M University or to Baylor University, which is a great university that I am proud to represent in my hometown of Waco. He said those universities were too liberal.
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John Bel Edwards
Democratic · Louisiana

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Criticizing Tom DeLay's comments on Texas universities during a floor speech.

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