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On the recordJanuary 25, 1999
I absolutely will not support closing the doors to the public and hope that my colleagues will join me in supporting the Sunshine motion.
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Barbara Mikulski
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Declaring opposition to closed sessions during the impeachment trial.

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