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Harold Volkmer: Wait a minute now. I do not want to get into this too far, but we do have the Constitution, and the Supreme Court has…

On the recordFebruary 14, 1995
Wait a minute now. I do not want to get into this too far, but we do have the Constitution, and the Supreme Court has spoken in Roe versus Wade, and that is a law that I sure ``ain't'' going to follow, and I want the gentleman to understand that.
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Harold Volkmer
Democratic · Missouri

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Discussing the implications of the Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade.

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