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Frank Lautenberg: “In the almost afterglow of feeling pretty good about things, we worked hard, everybody together. There were no fingers…”

On the recordJuly 30, 1997
In the almost afterglow of feeling pretty good about things, we worked hard, everybody together. There were no fingers pointed. I chided the chairman of the committee this morning when he excerpted from the headline of the Washington Post. He said that the headline in five words said, ``This is a Big Deal.'' I asked a question. Was the intonation properly affixed, or did it say, ``This is a good deal?'' It is quite a different meaning.
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Frank Lautenberg
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the significance of a recent legislative achievement.

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