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Charles Rangel: I would just hope that, with all the good work that my colleague has done for this country throughout his life, that he…

On the recordJuly 31, 1997
I would just hope that, with all the good work that my colleague has done for this country throughout his life, that he would not want to be recorded in the Congressional Record as having been the person that, for whatever reason, has caused this Congress not to commemorate the life of this great American.
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Charles Rangel
Democratic · New York

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Addressing the importance of commemorating a notable American's life.

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