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On the recordMarch 12, 2008
Reclaiming my time, I am not putting this responsibility on the minority. What the gentleman has alleged, I am not currently informed of. I don't dispute it, but I don't know it, but I do know that others that were needed to address this issue, others on the majority side did not act. In the end, the majority has responsibility for what we bring in a suspension calendar like this. This majority didn't get the job done.
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Earl Pomeroy
North Dakota

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Addressing accountability for legislative responsibilities during a floor debate.

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