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Gilbert Gutknecht: One-sixth. That will not stand. That is defending the indefensible, and sooner or later, it may not happen this year…

On the recordJune 2, 2003
One-sixth. That will not stand. That is defending the indefensible, and sooner or later, it may not happen this year, may not happen next year, but sooner or later this wall will collapse just like the walls of Jericho. I want to thank the gentleman for his leadership, and I want to thank my colleagues on both sides of the aisle. As I said at the beginning, this is not a matter of right versus left. This is right versus wrong. This is wrong, and we should do something to stop it.
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Gilbert Gutknecht
Republican · Minnesota

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Addressing concerns about a significant issue during a floor speech.

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