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Gilbert Gutknecht: we have had a very lively discussion. This is an important debate. Ultimately, it is about hundreds of billions of…

On the recordJuly 15, 2003
we have had a very lively discussion. This is an important debate. Ultimately, it is about hundreds of billions of dollars that Americans pay and will be forced to pay if we do not do something about it. There is nothing in it for any of us except the satisfaction of doing what we believe is honestly right. I will close with the words of the American philosopher and country western singer Tom Petty, ``We won't back down.''
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Gilbert Gutknecht
Republican · Minnesota

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Addressing the importance of a debate regarding financial implications for Americans.

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