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G. K. Butterfield: We do not need 500 people on the floor at one time. We don't need 50 people on the floor at one time.

On the recordJuly 16, 2020
We do not need 500 people on the floor at one time. We don't need 50 people on the floor at one time.
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G. K. Butterfield
Democratic · North Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Butterfield advocates for reducing the number of people present in the House during the pandemic.

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