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Steny Hoyer: “The gentleman is a good friend of mine. I have great respect for him. He is also a Member of this House that is closest…”

On the recordJuly 15, 2003
The gentleman is a good friend of mine. I have great respect for him. He is also a Member of this House that is closest to the President of the United States, perhaps. The President of the United States said that we ought to do what the gentlewoman from Connecticut is asking us to do; and, as I recall, he said we ought to do it right away. Is that not correct?
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Steny Hoyer
Democratic · Maryland

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Discussing the President's support for a proposal during House debate.

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