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On the recordOctober 12, 2013
Well, how do you state it properly? I ask: How could I properly state the feelings of my constituents as a member of this august body in a parliamentary way? What could be more parliamentary than that? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman may be yielded to for debate. The gentleman from Virginia is recognized.
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Charles Rangel
Democratic · New York

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