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Walter B. Jones: We said to the voters, for many years you have not been able to put your trust in the Congress. We are giving you a…

On the recordFebruary 1, 1995
We said to the voters, for many years you have not been able to put your trust in the Congress. We are giving you a written agenda, a contract, and we intend to stand by this contract. To the gentleman from Ohio I would say I am pleased that when I go back to my State of North Carolina I am stopped in the grocery stores, I am stopped on the street, people that I really do not even remember their names because it has been so long since I have seen them telling me, ``Keep on working, keep the focus. We are proud of what you are doing in Washington, D.C. You are rebuilding the trust level that has been lost for so many years.``
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Walter B. Jones
North Carolina

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Discussing the importance of trust in Congress and the response from constituents in North Carolina.

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