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Robert Ehrlich: I submit, we will talk about this, and I think it is equally important to talk about the new mindset that this group…

On the recordSeptember 25, 1996
I submit, we will talk about this, and I think it is equally important to talk about the new mindset that this group brought to this town. I think that is of equal importance, and certainly as important as the substantive agenda that we have all talked about. We come to this floor every day, and we hear, particularly Republican freshmen, characterized as extreme and dangerous, whatever adjective you can think of. And you know what? They are right. In this town, this new mindset is extreme and dangerous and unique and unprecedented. Think about it. A group of folks all over the country who actually have a concrete set of principles that they actually believe in, actually lived in their own lives in the private sector, banding together on the steps of the Capitol and saying to the American people, if you elect us, we will bring these initiatives that we actually believe in to the floor of the House for a vote. Having these same folks get elected, come to this floor, and actually do it.
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Robert Ehrlich
Maryland

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Discussing the new mindset and agenda brought to Congress by Republican freshmen.

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