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David Thomas: “I just believe it is really important to talk a little bit about the whole idea of what has been going on here now for…”

On the recordSeptember 21, 2000
I just believe it is really important to talk a little bit about the whole idea of what has been going on here now for several months, where we have been seeking to make some reforms and seeking to move forward, moving a number of bills, and finding nothing but roadblocks from the other side of the aisle. It is almost hilarious to hear that kind of conversation when the facts are that we have had nothing but roadblocks coming from the other side of the aisle. And it is too bad. We are down to where we don't have a great deal of time, and the notion that we continue to bring up the same topics, over and over and over again, simply because these folks want to make it an issue as opposed to a solution, frankly, gets pretty redundant and tiresome.
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David Thomas
New York
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Addressing frustrations over legislative roadblocks during a floor speech.

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