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Richard Gephardt: I called my wife this afternoon. We were planning to leave yet this evening. I told her, when she asked me when we were…

On the recordFebruary 10, 1994
I called my wife this afternoon. We were planning to leave yet this evening. I told her, when she asked me when we were leaving, I said I did not know. She said, ``Well, that is just about the ten-thousandth time that I have heard that since you have been in Congress.'' So if that is of any solace to anyone, that is where we all are. We do not know, but we are going to do our best to be out tomorrow night. It may be Saturday.
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Richard Gephardt
Missouri

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Gephardt discusses the uncertainty of Congress's schedule and its impact on personal plans.

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