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Gilbert Gutknecht: “I am really glad that I came down here tonight because this is the most honest and healthy debate I have heard so far…”

On the recordMarch 14, 1995
I am really glad that I came down here tonight because this is the most honest and healthy debate I have heard so far about this bill, because what I read in the newspaper and what I have heard on the news and what I have heard from some of the special interest groups does not match what we are seeing on these charts and what I have heard tonight.
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Gilbert Gutknecht
Republican · Minnesota

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the quality of debate regarding a specific bill.

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