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Gilbert Gutknecht: “I thank everyone for participating. We are making huge differences. It started with the Shays act on the first night. We…”

On the recordSeptember 29, 1995
I thank everyone for participating. We are making huge differences. It started with the Shays act on the first night. We are going to balance the budget, we are going to save Medicare. We are going to change welfare as we know it. We are going to keep a lot of the promises, actually, the President made when he was campaigning last time.
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Gilbert Gutknecht
Republican · Minnesota

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Discussing legislative achievements and future goals during a floor speech.

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