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David Thomas: “Either he was voting to protect the incomes of the very rich in Massachusetts or he exercised a futile procedure. There…”

On the recordDecember 8, 2005
Either he was voting to protect the incomes of the very rich in Massachusetts or he exercised a futile procedure. There were four Members of his party who voted no. He had an opportunity, if he believed it was not real to vote no. He voted yes. The problem is they always want it both ways. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2\1/2\ minutes to the gentlewoman from Pennsylvania (Ms. Hart), a member of the committee.
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David Thomas
New York

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