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David Thomas: “Reclaiming my time, if it does not make any difference, why not call it by its proper name, Shays/Meehan?”

On the recordMay 22, 1998
Reclaiming my time, if it does not make any difference, why not call it by its proper name, Shays/Meehan?
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David Thomas
New York

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Addressing the naming of a legislative proposal during a debate.

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