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John Shaw: “I am sure that we will all be in the Rose Garden smiling together with the President and be there when he signs it. I am…”

On the recordMarch 1, 2000
I am sure that we will all be in the Rose Garden smiling together with the President and be there when he signs it. I am certainly looking forward to that day. I again want to congratulate you and the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Peterson), your original cosponsor in carrying this through. I want to congratulate the entire House on the decorum we had today. There was a little fringe politics, a little boxing going in. I felt a couple of jabs coming from the other side but on the whole the debate was of the highest caliber I have ever seen, just like a fresh air blowing through this institution. I made note during the debate that people tuning in and looking at it would think they were looking at another parliamentary body somewhere else and not here in Washington at the United States Congress. This was certainly one of the finest days that I have seen. My congratulations to you.
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John Shaw
North Carolina
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Praising the decorum and quality of debate in the House during a significant legislative discussion.

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