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Mitch Landrieu: “I know they crafted this whole entire bill of 600 pages to help the railroads maintain their tracks, for ceiling fan…”

On the recordOctober 10, 2004
I know they crafted this whole entire bill of 600 pages to help the railroads maintain their tracks, for ceiling fan importers so they can keep the fans on, but the troops in Iraq can't afford a fan. Their families can't buy one.
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Mitch Landrieu

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Discussing the implications of a bill during a Senate floor debate.

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