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Christine Quinn: I ask my colleagues' indulgence to take a few moments of our time this afternoon to bid farewell to a Member of the…

On the recordNovember 7, 1997
I ask my colleagues' indulgence to take a few moments of our time this afternoon to bid farewell to a Member of the body, a fellow New Yorker, and a dear friend to all of us here in the House. ... For the 9,000 members of the Allen A.M.E. Church in Queens, NY, while Floyd Flake is our loss, he is their gain. I hope you will join me in bidding farewell to Congressman Floyd Flake this afternoon.
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Christine Quinn

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Bidding farewell to Congressman Floyd Flake as he leaves to become a full-time pastor.

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