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Roy Blunt: I told the person that gave me that assignment several months ago I would have done that job in retrospect if for no…

On the recordJuly 18, 2000
I told the person that gave me that assignment several months ago I would have done that job in retrospect if for no other reason than to get to work with Paul Coverdell. He is truly, as the gentleman from New York (Mr. Rangel) said, one of the great gentlemen of this Congress. We need him to get our work done. We wish him well. Our prayers are with him and his family.
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Roy Blunt
Republican · Missouri

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Paying tribute to Senator Paul Coverdell during a House floor discussion.

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