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John Joseph Moakley: “I am talking about what is not in the bill, and what is not in the bill is going to help protect the lives and safety of…”

On the recordSeptember 28, 2000
I am talking about what is not in the bill, and what is not in the bill is going to help protect the lives and safety of the people in the Northeast. Two years ago, we had an elderly couple freeze to death because they did not have money to buy fuel oil, and there was no reserve set up. We are trying to build against that so we will not have the same thing happen again. I think it is very, very small for some people to play petty politics with this very, very important issue. Just because it affects the Northeast where maybe our Republican candidate is not doing too well and he can just 'dis' it off. But there are human beings up there that are fighting for their lives, and probably some may lose their lives if the winter is as bad as some people predict.
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John Joseph Moakley
Massachusetts
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Addressing the need for provisions in a bill to protect vulnerable populations in the Northeast during winter.

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