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John Joseph Moakley: “The gentleman promised that the contract on America would be based on all open rules.”

On the recordMarch 7, 1995
The gentleman promised that the contract on America would be based on all open rules.
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John Joseph Moakley
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the principles of the Contract with America.

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