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James M. Talent: “The gentlewoman is saying that it indicates they are not able to handle it. It may indicate that they are able to handle…”

On the recordMarch 17, 1994
The gentlewoman is saying that it indicates they are not able to handle it. It may indicate that they are able to handle it, and they are arresting a lot of people and that they are very interested and are enforcing these laws. We could never get the police to make those kinds of arrests typically on labor picket lines because of the nature of the situation.
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James M. Talent
Missouri

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Discussing law enforcement's response to protests during a debate.

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