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Walter B. Jones: If the gentleman will yield another time, Mr. Speaker, that is what is really somewhat discouraging, when they have that…

On the recordDecember 12, 2001
If the gentleman will yield another time, Mr. Speaker, that is what is really somewhat discouraging, when they have that entrepreneurial spirit they have down there with that business in the gentleman's district, or in Georgia, and there are a multitude of those exciting businesses that could be benefited if we would do our job up here in Washington. As the gentleman said, the House has done its job; and now it is time for the Senate to move the legislation.
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Walter B. Jones
North Carolina

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Discussing the need for Senate action on legislation to support businesses.

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