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Keith Ellison: Let's talk about this idea. Would it be okay, and people can do whatever they want, we are not telling anybody what to…

On the recordOctober 3, 2007
Let's talk about this idea. Would it be okay, and people can do whatever they want, we are not telling anybody what to do, but what somebody might do is ask their pastor to sort of talk about SCHIP and its moral implications.
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Keith Ellison
Minnesota

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Discussing the moral implications of SCHIP during a floor speech.

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