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William Tauzin: Mr. Speaker, let me again emphasize this is extraordinary. The court decision came out yesterday. The leadership of this…

On the recordSeptember 25, 2003
Mr. Speaker, let me again emphasize this is extraordinary. The court decision came out yesterday. The leadership of this House authorized this bill to the floor today. We are about to pass this bill, I believe the Senate is about to do the same thing, and, in all likelihood, we will have a bill on the President's desk this afternoon. This Congress has often been called a slow and cumbersome beast, but I think you can see how fast this Congress is prepared to move when 50 million Americans are angry, and I cannot imagine more anger now, when 50 million Americans found out the national do-not-call list was put in jeopardy by a single judge in Oklahoma somewhere.
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William Tauzin
Republican · Louisiana

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Discussing the urgency of passing a bill related to the national do-not-call list.

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