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James Oberstar: “To further respond to my dear friend, the gentleman from California, we would not have dozens or hundreds of votes on…”

On the recordFebruary 13, 1997
To further respond to my dear friend, the gentleman from California, we would not have dozens or hundreds of votes on this subject if, in initiating programs, those who advocate family planning would stick to their last, and stick to what they believe in, and say these funds are only used for counseling, they are not used for changing people's minds about abortion, performing abortion, or advocating abortion. That is all we are asking.
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James Oberstar
Democratic · Minnesota

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Discussing the use of funds in family planning programs.

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